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L.U.R.N.

Desktop — Thu, 06 May 2010 03:55:45 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:LURN logo corrected.png|thumb|left|The L.U.R.N logo]]
[[Image:Homestar reportcard 3.png|thumb|A sample L.U.R.N. report card]]
'''Life-Blossoms Undergoing Re-programming Naturally''', also known by the [[Acronyms and Initialisms|acronym]] '''L.U.R.N.''', is a "pretty standard" cult headed by [[Marzipan]] that meets in [[The Classroom]], as seen in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[coloring]]. The subordinate members of L.U.R.N. are referred to as "life blossoms" and include [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Mad]], and [[Homsar]].
The word "re-programming" in the title implies that Marzipan brainwashes the classmates somehow.

Life blossoms engage in activities using crayons with politically correct color names that cannot actually be used to color, lest any one pupil outshine the rest. Other focal points of the L.U.R.N. curriculum include crayon consumption, ethical treatment of soy products, and other environmentally-conscious subjects. Life blossoms' grades in these subjects are distributed in the form of roots, grass, leaves, and [[birds]]. Roots and grass are grades equivalent to F's, and they are the grades Homestar Runner receives in most subjects. It is unknown how well Strong Mad and Homsar do, however.

==Appearances==
*Email [[coloring]]
*[[Career Day]]
*[[Loading Screens]] (logo)

[[Category:Organizations]]

Marzi-Mei

Desktop — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:36:23 GMT

Desktop: sailor moon is a series, not a character

[[Image:marzipan20X6.png|thumb|"Yatta!"]]

'''20X6 Marzipan''' is the [[20X6]] version of [[Marzipan]], although she has yet to be properly introduced in any 20X6 episode. So far, she only appears on [[Main Page 17]] as the mouse-over action on the "[[Character Videos|Characters]]" button, where she says "Yatta!" and does the victory sign. Her hair color, style, and general dress match her present-day counterpart (unlike Marzipan, however, 20X6 Marzipan has [[Lack of Visible Arms|visible arms and legs]]). She might be based on an early sketch of normal Marzipan as seen in the [[Sketchbook_(museum)|Sketchbook]] section of the [[Museum]]. The animation she does is identical to [[Wikipedia:Chun-Li|Chun-Li]]'s winning pose in [[Wikipedia:Street Fighter II|Street Fighter II]], as is the "Yatta!" ("Yatta!" is a Japanese interjection for excitement, usually translated into "Hooray!" or "I did it!").

Her outfit, hairstyle, and general appearance seem to be based on the anime series [[Wikipedia:Sailor Moon|Sailor Moon]].

==Complete Filmography==
*'''Debut:''' [[Main Page 17]]

[[Category: 20X6 Characters|Marzipan]]

keep cool

Desktop — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:19:22 GMT

Desktop:

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[[Image:Keep cool.PNG|thumb|"Cool Time, Pool Time!"]]

Strong Bad explains how he keeps cool in the summer.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Stick]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Swimming Pool]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, July 31, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:33

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping}'' I'll take you back to a time when e-mail was king! ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Oh man,,,</div>
How hot is it right now in Strongbadia? We're boiling over 
here. What do you do to keep cool? 
 
Tom B 
Sunnyvale, CA
</blockquote>

''{After "Strongbadia", a record scratches, the screen dims and another Strong Bad appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Note to viewers:

''{Screen cuts to Strong Badia. A cutout in the shape of Strong Bad labeled "sb" is shown.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''This'' is Strong Badia.

''{Screen cuts to Bubs' Concession Stand, with a similar cutout for Bubs labeled "bubs".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Not this...

''{Screen cuts to Strong Bad's basement, with a cutout of Strong Mad labeled "graw mad".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...this...

''{Screen cuts to The Stick, with a cutout of Homestar labeled "ds".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...or this.

''{Cut back to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Just this.

''{Cut back to the still-dimmed Lappy.}''

'''SECOND STRONG BAD:''' We clear? Now gimme five.

''{The second Strong Bad holds up his left hand, and then disappears as the rest of the screen returns to normal and the original Strong Bad finishes reading the email. He reads "CA" as "Cactus Area."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm not exactly sure how hot it is round here, Tomby. But we do have an old-timey, made-uppy, no-worky way of finding out.

''{Cut to Strong Sad, sleeping on a brick wall. A book labeled "Mr. Chekhov" is next to him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' We carefully place a spoonful—

''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad rise from behind Strong Sad, and Strong Bad places a spoon of sauce on Strong Sad's head.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's disturbing soft-serve flip. ''{pause}'' And then we just... ask him.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

''{Strong Bad hits Strong Sad, who wakes up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Trundle bed. How hot it is right now?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Current temperature: ninety-seven, ninety-eight degrees... humidity: twenty-five percent... ''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad slowly start to leave, making a tapping noise as they do.}'' barometric pressure's thirty point oh five inches mercury... I'm gonna eat this spoonful of hoisin sauce...

''{Strong Sad grabs the spoon from off his head and opens his mouth to eat the sauce. But before he does, we cut to the edge of the wall, where Strong Bad and Strong Mad are standing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You hear that?! The high nineties!

''{Strong Bad pulls out a paper titled "[[#Trivia|Monkey D's Summer Tips]]". The screen cuts to a closeup of the paper.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what that means!

''{Cut to Strong Bad and Strong Mad. Music starts. Strong Bad jumps up in the air, whilst Strong Mad raises his hands up.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND STRONG MAD:''' COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!!

'''STRONG BAD:''' In the pool that we've always had... ''{Strong Mad looks surprised}'' that we use all the time... and the school has always had an elevator!

''{Cut to Marzipan's couch. Marzipan is sitting on it. Homestar Runner pops up in the foreground.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cool time!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Pool time!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, where Coach Z is leaning on the counter.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Cool time?

'''BUBS:''' Pool time!

''{Cut to the Field, where Pom Pom and The Poopsmith are standing.}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''

''{The Poopsmith gives him the thumbs-up.}''

''{Cut to the Pool. Strong Bad is sitting in the lifeguard's chair. Coach Z walks past in the background with a barrel over him. Bubs floats with inflatable water wings on his arms. The Cheat skims across the surface of the water quickly twice. Cut to a closeup on Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, ya little sacks of crap, just so I never have to use this weird foamy thing, ''{He kicks a floatation device hanging from his perch.}'' lemme explain the pool rules.

''{A paper reading "POOL RULES" appears. Strong Bad reads along.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Welcome to our 'ool. Notice there is no "Take a crap in it" in it. Please keep it that way.

''{Cut to The Poopsmith, wearing a Nebulon flotation device and testing the water with his foot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Poopsmith, don't even try it.

''{A Nebulon-esque sound is heard as The Poopsmith hangs his head. Cut back to Strong Bad. The Pool Rules sheet returns, and the following rules get added with illustrations as Strong Bad mentions them. The pictures are: A horse head holding a knife in its mouth, a house with a blast behind it and its walls and roof falling in, and a person's butt with a hand on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Also, no rough-horsing, no house-rousing, no butt-patting.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{offscreen}'' Aw, nuts!

'''STRONG BAD:''' And no running, no diving, no swimming.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But that last one is not very widely enforced. But most importantly, after you eat, wait three full days, get a complete physical, have an ear candling, and press UP, A and START before re-entering the pool.

''{Strong Bad looks at Marzipan, whose ponytail has a green tinge and the very tip of it is smoldering. The burn is slowly making its way up her ponytail, burning it off during the whole scene.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Bad, what did you put in this pool water?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno... Chemicals. Whatever was under the sink.

''{Cut to a pile of chemical containers and a bottle of Awesome Sauce.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gotta put chemicals in the pool, right? That's what they say. ''{Pause}'' And that is ''all'' that they say.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad and Marzipan}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{suddenly smiling}'' Well, whatever it is, it's doing wonders for my hair. I can feel it tingling.

''{Cut to stormy clouds, faint flashes of lightning, and the sound of thunder. Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in sing-song voice}'' Light-ning. ''{in a normal voice}'' You guys know the drill.

''{Cut to Bubs, Strong Mad, and The Cheat leaving the pool}''

'''STRONG MAD and THE CHEAT:''' ''{groans and The Cheat noises}''

'''BUBS''': Man!

''{Homestar Runner, Coach Z, and The King of Town walk through the pool carrying a TV antenna, golf clubs, and an umbrella, respectively. They stop in the middle of the pool.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER, COACH Z and THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{sighs and groans}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad talking with Bubs at the lifeguard chair}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So later on anybody wanna get together a game of "Sharks and Minnows"? "Einstein and Kreskin"? "Pregnant and seventeen"?

'''BUBS:''' ''{points toward the diving board}'' Uh-oh! Looks like we should be playin' "Keep Strong Mad off the freakin' high dive for Pete's sake, man!"

''{Strong Mad jumps off a high-dive}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' MANNONBALL!

''{Strong Mad takes the shape of a cannonball and makes a tiny splash in the water. There is a short pause. Suddenly, all of the water is splashed out of the pool. Shadows of The Cheat, Coach Z, the lifeguard tower, Strong Bad, and Homestar are seen through the wave. Cut back to Strong Bad's computer. Strong Bad crashes in through the ceiling. Water splashes down on him. He looks up}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I should really just stop patching that hole. ''{typing}'' Well, it looks like pool season's over. Guess I have to start Back2School shopping. Get some new pencil holders... ''{Homestar can be heard screaming in the background}'' stencil folders...

''{Homestar lands on top of Strong Bad}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, Strong Bad, I think that total wave ruined your 'ool.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groaning}'' Ah... I... breaky... spiney...

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
* Click on CA when Strong Bad says "Sunnyvale, Cactus Area" to see a menu:

<blockquote>
Cactus Area 
"The most boring Mexican restaurant on Earth" 
''{picture of a circle around two [[Wikipedia:saguaro|saguaro cacti]] and the word "Sombrero".}'' 
(Yes, we know what salsa is now!)</blockquote>

* Click on the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Sad continuing his weather forecast:

:'''STRONG SAD:''' Wind sou'-sou'west at 10 miles per hour. Sunset at 8:45 PM. ''{The King of Town slowly comes up behind him}'' Baseball games at two, eleven, and three. ''{The King of Town puts a cherry on Strong Sad's head and pulls out a can of "Lard Wipt"}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*When Strong Bad is pointing out places that are Strong Badia and places which are not, the scenes with the cut-out figures are modeled after pages from children's sticker books in which the goal is to place the proper sticker in the right blank area on the page.
*[[Minor Foods#Hoisin Sauce|Hoisin Sauce]] is a type of Chinese dipping sauce made from soybeans, garlic, and spices.
*A [[Wikipedia:Trundle bed|Trundle bed]] is a low bed that can be rolled under another bed for storage.
*"Rough-[[Horses|horsing]]" is a play on the words roughhousing and horseplay, which signify rowdy playing or play fighting.
*Strong Bad's advice that "after you eat, wait three full days, get a complete physical," and so on, is a reference to the urban legend that one must [[snopes:oldwives/hourwait.asp|wait an hour after eating]] before swimming so as to prevent cramps.
*[[Wikipedia:Ear candling|Ear candling]], also known as ear coning, is a folk remedy purporting to use the heat from a specialized candle to remove wax and debris from the ear.
*Marzipan's hair turning green is a result of the reactions of [http://chemistry.about.com/od/howthingsworkfaqs/f/greenhair.htm copper] on blond hair.

===Trivia===
*Strong Bad's paper reads:
<div style="text-align:center; padding:8px; border: 1pt solid #000; width:300px">Monkey D's Summer Tips 95°-100°=COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!! 90°-95°=Grip n' Glide time,                               Slide n' Slide time 85°-90°=Tinkler time, Sprinkler time 80°-85°=Nose time, Hose time 
 </div>
*In the pile of chemical bottles, there is a bottle of Bleach juice, which claims to contain −4% fruit juice (a possible parody of many modern "fruit drinks," which are composed mainly of water and artificial ingredients).
*Mannonball is a [[portmanteau]].

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad clearly explains the extent of Strong Badia, and then immediately leaves it (going to The Brick Wall near Homestar's house) to get the meteorological information.
*An air temperature of 97° [[Wikipedia:Fahrenheit|Fahrenheit]] (36° [[Wikipedia:Celsius|Celsius]]) with a relative humidity of 25% puts the dew point at approximately 55° F (13° C), low enough to make the heat index approximately 95° F (35° C). While the air temperature may be quite warm, the humidity would not be too terribly uncomfortable. A wind speed of 10 mph (16 km/h) would also keep the air from becoming too oppressive.
*When Strong Bad comes out from behind the wall, his legs are an older version.
*Strong Bad's farmer tan (tanned except in an area where a tank top would be) is curious considering that Strong Bad has only on very rare occasions been seen with a shirt.
*The Pool Rules state there is no diving, despite the fact that there is a diving board. However, there's also a rule forbidding swimming even though it's a swimming pool.
*Strong Bad mentions that, after eating, you must have an ear candling before reentering the pool. None of the main characters have visible ears.
*Marzipan remarks that she can feel her hair tingling, despite the fact that in [[haircut]] she states, "This is a weave."
*While Homestar and the King of Town wear swimsuits to the pool, Coach Z, Bubs, Strong Mad, and Marzipan appear as they normally do, wearing their usual outfits as if they were swimsuits (although Coach Z adds a barrel).
*This marks the first time viewers have seen the King of Town's exposed shoulder area, further reinforcing the fact that he doesn't have [[Lack of Visible Arms|visible arms]].
*When Homestar lands on Strong Bad, neither the new [[No Loafing sign]] nor the old one is anywhere to be seen.
*When Coach Z is flying up in the tidal wave, his feet look unusually odd. One is much bigger than the other and they are more angular then they usually are.
*Strong Bad's sunglasses are his Dangeresque glasses with a black tint.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad places the Hoisin Sauce on Strong Sad's head, the reflection of the sun is facing in the opposite direction of the sun.
*The Pool Rules sign doesn't have a closing parenthesis.
**Since the asterisk (*) and opening parenthesis are closer together on a keyboard, the opening parenthesis may have been typed by mistake.
*Clicking on the Lappy's screen after Strong Bad starts typing after he falls from the ceiling does not cause the usual ripple.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Keepcool stoppatchnhole.png|thumb|"I should really just stop patching that hole."]]
*The "ds" on the Homestar Runner cutout might stand for "Duckshirt" or "Dumbstar", two [[Nicknames#Homestar Runner|nicknames]] Strong Bad has used for Homestar in the past.
*[[Hoisin Sauce]] was previously mentioned in the Homsar Easter egg in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*Strong Bad's calling Strong Sad "[[Wikipedia:Dairy Queen|Dairy Queen]]" (a restaurant famous for its soft-serve ice cream products) in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]] is related to his describing Strong Sad's head as having a "soft-serve flip" in this toon.
*[[Monkey D]] contributes his "summer tips".
*Strong Bad's reference to the pool's existence refers to the pool scenes from [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] and the [[Theme Song Video]]. His insistence that they use it "all the time" is a play on the fact that, until this email, the pool had not been seen since the Theme Song Video.
**Strong Bad's assertion that they've always had the pool is later supported in the commentary for [[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary|In Search of the Yello Dello]], where Strong Sad mentions that everyone in school suddenly started being nice to him because he had a pool.
*Strong Bad's tan lines were first seen in [[lures & jigs]].
*The patch of sunscreen on Strong Bad's face is a reference to a running gag that he [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Strong Bad.27s Nose|has no nose]].
*The Poopsmith uses a [[Nebulon]] floating tube; when Strong Bad tells him that he can't get in the pool, the Nebulon [[sound effect]] is played.
*In the pile of chemical containers, there is some "[[Roach Killa!]]" from [[bedtime story]] and some "Awesome Sauce" which was mentioned in [[funny]] (though this is "Awesome Sauce for her").
[[Image:bottles.png|thumb|For Her?]]
*Homestar's swimsuit is the same as the one he wears in [[Theme Song Video]], only updated to fit the current animation style.
*The nickname "[[Graw Mad]]" is a reference to [[the facts]].
*Strong Bad's remark explaining that he "should really stop patching that hole" refers to [[pom pom]], when he fell through the roof in a similar fashion.
*Back2School was first mentioned in [[modeling]].
*The disk in the [[floppy disk container]] is the same one found in [[disconnected]].

===Real-World References===
*This email was released during an actual heat wave in the [[Wikipedia:2006 United States heat wave|United States]], Canada, and much of [[Wikipedia:2006 European heat wave|Europe]]. [[Wikipedia:Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]] itself had just suffered a two-week period of unusually hot weather, responsible for 83 heat-related deaths in California.
*[[Wikipedia:Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov]] is a Russian writer. [[Wikipedia:Pavel Chekov|Pavel Chekov]], a character on [[Wikipedia:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]], was often referred to as "Mr. Chekov." It is not clear from context whether the intended reference is to one or both of these people.
*The manner in which Strong Sad reports the weather is very similar to the style of [[Wikipedia:NOAA Weather Radio|NOAA Weather Radio]], which uses synthesized voices to read weather information (however, the voices are not monotone). The common order of this data, the hourly weather roundup, is:
** Location
** Condition
** Visibility if under 1 mile (1.6km)
** Temperature
** Dewpoint
** Relative humidity
** The heat index if necessary
** Wind
** Windchill if necessary
** Barometric pressure
:Strong Sad's statement of "Sunset at 8:45 PM" could also refer to the sunrise and sunset data given in the climate summary, which is broadcast every morning if a climatology reporting location is within a listening area of a station.
*The second item on "Monkey D's Summer Tips" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Slip 'N Slide|Slip 'N Slide]] water toy.
*Strong Bad's line "the school's always had an elevator" refers to an episode of [[Wikipedia: Saved by the Bell|Saved by the Bell]] in which an elevator suddenly appears in the school as required by the plot of an episode, though the characters act as though it had always been present. Note that in this case, the pool had been seen previously, but The Brothers Chaps suddenly reintroduced it after having seemingly abandoned the location for several years.
*Strong Bad's "Welcome to our 'ool" sign is a parody of a popular [http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecampbell/209540717/ "Pool Rules" sign] that states "Welcome to our ool. Notice there is no 'P' in it. Let's keep it that way."
*Strong Bad's command to "press UP, A, and START before re-entering the pool" is a reference to the manner in which various [[Wikipedia:Cheat code|cheat codes]] are entered on video game consoles, such as the [[Nintendo|Nintendo Entertainment System]].
*Marzipan's comment "I can feel it tingling" is a reference to commercials for medicated anti-dandruff shampoos, particularly [[Wikipedia:Selsun Blue|Selsun Blue]], that use tingling as an indication that the product is working.
*Einstein and Kreskin refer to [[Wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]] (world-famous physicist) and [[Wikipedia:Amazing Kreskin|The Amazing Kreskin]] (sort-of-famous mentalist).

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]])

'''RYAN:''' I got an issue of Redbook this morning.

'''MATT:''' Oh yeah? Are you getting Redbook in the mail?

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I keep getting it too!

'''RYAN:''' What about you, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' I do not get Redbook, guys.

'''MATT:''' I keep trying to— they get—

'''MIKE:''' I get Dressage Today.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''RYAN:''' And that's not a joke.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Nope. ''{pause}'' So that was— Strong Bad finally got fed up and told everyone that Strong Badia does not refer to all of the world they live in.

'''MATT:''' All of the world is Free Country, USA.

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''MATT:''' Strong Badia is just the fence and mowed dirt.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Oh, "Mr. Chekhov".

'''MATT:''' That's some high-brow readin' right there. ''{pause}'' I feel like we're all— we're all opening minds with, uhh, what we've mentioned. Thai iced tea, spring rolls, now that that's so good. A rarity... uhh, hoisin sauce. What else? I feel like there's a few different culinary things we've mentioned.

'''MIKE:''' Pan-Asian cuisine, in general.

'''RYAN:''' Monkey D.

'''MIKE:''' Monkey D!

'''MATT:''' Sorta reminds me of the, uhh, episode of Saved by the Bell where they've got an elevator in the school.

'''MIKE:''' Yep.

'''MATT:''' ''{pause}'' They call it the pool. ''{pause}'' uhh, but they have had a pool, seemingly for a— for many years, Mike. All the way back to the Jumping Jack Contest.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Well, yeah, that's right. Uhh, Jumping Jack?

'''MATT:''' And it even had that red and white checkerboard, uhh, border on the top.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Look, he's got his t—tan he had— his farmer's tan that he had in, uhh, what is that, lures and jigs?

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Lures and jigs.

'''MATT:''' Look at that baby's stinky butt.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Aww. ''{laughs}'' Nebulon. ''{pause}'' What was that "House-Rousing", is that, like, a house falling apart? That's how you rouse a house.

'''RYAN:''' ''{pause}'' And it does look pretty hot, you guys, there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the color, the green's a little bit off from the usual green. It—it's saturated— It's saturated with sunlight. ''{pause}'' Remember hair turning green? As a blonde-haired youth, that was a big deal in the summertime.

'''MIKE:''' You had to watch out, makin' sure chlorine didn't turn your hair green.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Remember, what were those foam pad things that the, uhh, lifeguard would have?

'''MIKE:''' It was just this big, foam— it was a float, you know, a flotation device, but it was just this big chunk of foam.

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Wasn't gonna do much.

'''MIKE:''' No.

'''RYAN:''' Were they connected to it?

'''MIKE:''' Uhh... Lifeguards?

'''RYAN:''' I can picture them running, and it's like, it has a string on it, but, I dunno.

'''MIKE:''' Maybe. ''{pause}'' y'think— so, can Bubs not swim? He needs water wings?

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{pause}'' That's the best.

'''MATT:''' Look, nothing hap—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Oh no!

'''MATT:''' Lots happened, actually, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Ooh! ''{pause}'' isn't that actually the second time— the second time Strong Bad has fallen through his ceiling?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, when Pom Pom beat the crap out of him, he fell through it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{pause}'' Uh-oh.

''{all laugh when Homestar crashes into Strong Bad}''

'''MIKE:''' Breaky-spiney.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. I don't—

'''MIKE:''' We just kinda watched this one.

===Fun Facts===
*[[Wikipedia:Redbook|Redbook]] and [http://www.equisearch.com/dressagetoday/ Dressage Today] are both popular magazines.

==External Links==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}
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keep cool

Desktop — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:17:06 GMT

Desktop:

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[[Image:Keep cool.PNG|thumb|"Cool Time, Pool Time!"]]

Strong Bad explains how he keeps cool in the summer.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Stick]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Swimming Pool]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, July 31, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:33

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping}'' I'll take you back to a time when e-mail was king! ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Oh man,,,</div>
How hot is it right now in Strongbadia? We're boiling over 
here. What do you do to keep cool? 
 
Tom B 
Sunnyvale, CA
</blockquote>

''{After "Strongbadia", a record scratches, the screen dims and another Strong Bad appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Note to viewers:

''{Screen cuts to Strong Badia. A cutout in the shape of Strong Bad labeled "sb" is shown.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''This'' is Strong Badia.

''{Screen cuts to Bubs' Concession Stand, with a similar cutout for Bubs labeled "bubs".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Not this...

''{Screen cuts to Strong Bad's basement, with a cutout of Strong Mad labeled "graw mad".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...this...

''{Screen cuts to The Stick, with a cutout of Homestar labeled "ds".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...or this.

''{Cut back to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Just this.

''{Cut back to the still-dimmed Lappy.}''

'''SECOND STRONG BAD:''' We clear? Now gimme five.

''{The second Strong Bad holds up his left hand, and then disappears as the rest of the screen returns to normal and the original Strong Bad finishes reading the email. He reads "CA" as "Cactus Area."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm not exactly sure how hot it is round here, Tomby. But we do have an old-timey, made-uppy, no-worky way of finding out.

''{Cut to Strong Sad, sleeping on a brick wall. A book labeled "Mr. Chekhov" is next to him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' We carefully place a spoonful—

''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad rise from behind Strong Sad, and Strong Bad places a spoon of sauce on Strong Sad's head.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's disturbing soft-serve flip. ''{pause}'' And then we just... ask him.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

''{Strong Bad hits Strong Sad, who wakes up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Trundle bed. How hot it is right now?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Current temperature: ninety-seven, ninety-eight degrees... humidity: twenty-five percent... ''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad slowly start to leave, making a tapping noise as they do.}'' barometric pressure's thirty point oh five inches mercury... I'm gonna eat this spoonful of hoisin sauce...

''{Strong Sad grabs the spoon from off his head and opens his mouth to eat the sauce. But before he does, we cut to the edge of the wall, where Strong Bad and Strong Mad are standing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You hear that?! The high nineties!

''{Strong Bad pulls out a paper titled "[[#Trivia|Monkey D's Summer Tips]]". The screen cuts to a closeup of the paper.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what that means!

''{Cut to Strong Bad and Strong Mad. Music starts. Strong Bad jumps up in the air, whilst Strong Mad raises his hands up.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND STRONG MAD:''' COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!!

'''STRONG BAD:''' In the pool that we've always had... ''{Strong Mad looks surprised}'' that we use all the time... and the school has always had an elevator!

''{Cut to Marzipan's couch. Marzipan is sitting on it. Homestar Runner pops up in the foreground.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cool time!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Pool time!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, where Coach Z is leaning on the counter.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Cool time?

'''BUBS:''' Pool time!

''{Cut to the Field, where Pom Pom and The Poopsmith are standing.}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''

''{The Poopsmith gives him the thumbs-up.}''

''{Cut to the Pool. Strong Bad is sitting in the lifeguard's chair. Coach Z walks past in the background with a barrel over him. Bubs floats with inflatable water wings on his arms. The Cheat skims across the surface of the water quickly twice. Cut to a closeup on Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, ya little sacks of crap, just so I never have to use this weird foamy thing, ''{He kicks a floatation device hanging from his perch.}'' lemme explain the pool rules.

''{A paper reading "POOL RULES" appears. Strong Bad reads along.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Welcome to our 'ool. Notice there is no "Take a crap in it" in it. Please keep it that way.

''{Cut to The Poopsmith, wearing a Nebulon flotation device and testing the water with his foot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Poopsmith, don't even try it.

''{A Nebulon-esque sound is heard as The Poopsmith hangs his head. Cut back to Strong Bad. The Pool Rules sheet returns, and the following rules get added with illustrations as Strong Bad mentions them. The pictures are: A horse head holding a knife in its mouth, a house with a blast behind it and its walls and roof falling in, and a person's butt with a hand on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Also, no rough-horsing, no house-rousing, no butt-patting.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{offscreen}'' Aw, nuts!

'''STRONG BAD:''' And no running, no diving, no swimming.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But that last one is not very widely enforced. But most importantly, after you eat, wait three full days, get a complete physical, have an ear candling, and press UP, A and START before re-entering the pool.

''{Strong Bad looks at Marzipan, whose ponytail has a green tinge and the very tip of it is smoldering. The burn is slowly making its way up her ponytail, burning it off during the whole scene.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Bad, what did you put in this pool water?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno... Chemicals. Whatever was under the sink.

''{Cut to a pile of chemical containers and a bottle of Awesome Sauce.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gotta put chemicals in the pool, right? That's what they say. ''{Pause}'' And that is ''all'' that they say.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad and Marzipan}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{suddenly smiling}'' Well, whatever it is, it's doing wonders for my hair. I can feel it tingling.

''{Cut to stormy clouds, faint flashes of lightning, and the sound of thunder. Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in sing-song voice}'' Light-ning. ''{in a normal voice}'' You guys know the drill.

''{Cut to Bubs, Strong Mad, and The Cheat leaving the pool}''

'''STRONG MAD and THE CHEAT:''' ''{groans and The Cheat noises}''

'''BUBS''': Man!

''{Homestar Runner, Coach Z, and The King of Town walk through the pool carrying a TV antenna, golf clubs, and an umbrella, respectively. They stop in the middle of the pool.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER, COACH Z and THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{sighs and groans}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad talking with Bubs at the lifeguard chair}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So later on anybody wanna get together a game of "Sharks and Minnows"? "Einstein and Kreskin"? "Pregnant and seventeen"?

'''BUBS:''' ''{points toward the diving board}'' Uh-oh! Looks like we should be playin' "Keep Strong Mad off the freakin' high dive for Pete's sake, man!"

''{Strong Mad jumps off a high-dive}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' MANNONBALL!

''{Strong Mad takes the shape of a cannonball and makes a tiny splash in the water. There is a short pause. Suddenly, all of the water is splashed out of the pool. Shadows of The Cheat, Coach Z, the lifeguard tower, Strong Bad, and Homestar are seen through the wave. Cut back to Strong Bad's computer. Strong Bad crashes in through the ceiling. Water splashes down on him. He looks up}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I should really just stop patching that hole. ''{typing}'' Well, it looks like pool season's over. Guess I have to start Back2School shopping. Get some new pencil holders... ''{Homestar can be heard screaming in the background}'' stencil folders...

''{Homestar lands on top of Strong Bad}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, Strong Bad, I think that total wave ruined your 'ool.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groaning}'' Ah... I... breaky... spiney...

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
* Click on CA when Strong Bad says "Sunnyvale, Cactus Area" to see a menu:

<blockquote>
Cactus Area 
"The most boring Mexican restaurant on Earth" 
''{picture of a circle around two [[Wikipedia:saguaro|saguaro cacti]] and the word "Sombrero".}'' 
(Yes, we know what salsa is now!)</blockquote>

* Click on the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Sad continuing his weather forecast:

:'''STRONG SAD:''' Wind sou'-sou'west at 10 miles per hour. Sunset at 8:45 PM. ''{The King of Town slowly comes up behind him}'' Baseball games at two, eleven, and three. ''{The King of Town puts a cherry on Strong Sad's head and pulls out a can of "Lard Wipt"}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*When Strong Bad is pointing out places that are Strong Badia and places which are not, the scenes with the cut-out figures are modeled after pages from children's sticker books in which the goal is to place the proper sticker in the right blank area on the page.
*[[Minor Foods#Hoisin Sauce|Hoisin Sauce]] is a type of Chinese dipping sauce made from soybeans, garlic, and spices.
*A [[Wikipedia:Trundle bed|Trundle bed]] is a low bed that can be rolled under another bed for storage.
*"Rough-[[Horses|horsing]]" is a play on the words roughhousing and horseplay, which signify rowdy playing or play fighting.
*Strong Bad's advice that "after you eat, wait three full days, get a complete physical," and so on, is a reference to the urban legend that one must [[snopes:oldwives/hourwait.asp|wait an hour after eating]] before swimming so as to prevent cramps.
*[[Wikipedia:Ear candling|Ear candling]], also known as ear coning, is a folk remedy purporting to use the heat from a specialized candle to remove wax and debris from the ear.
*Marzipan's hair turning green is a result of the reactions of [http://chemistry.about.com/od/howthingsworkfaqs/f/greenhair.htm copper] on blond hair.

===Trivia===
*Strong Bad's paper reads:
<div style="text-align:center; padding:8px; border: 1pt solid #000; width:300px">Monkey D's Summer Tips 95°-100°=COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!! 90°-95°=Grip n' Glide time,                               Slide n' Slide time 85°-90°=Tinkler time, Sprinkler time 80°-85°=Nose time, Hose time 
 </div>
*In the pile of chemical bottles, there is a bottle of Bleach juice, which claims to contain −4% fruit juice (a possible parody of many modern "fruit drinks," which are composed mainly of water and artificial ingredients).
*Mannonball is a [[portmanteau]].

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad clearly explains the extent of Strong Badia, and then immediately leaves it (going to The Brick Wall near Homestar's house) to get the meteorological information.
*An air temperature of 97° [[Wikipedia:Fahrenheit|Fahrenheit]] (36° [[Wikipedia:Celsius|Celsius]]) with a relative humidity of 25% puts the dew point at approximately 55° F (13° C), low enough to make the heat index approximately 95° F (35° C). While the air temperature may be quite warm, the humidity would not be too terribly uncomfortable. A wind speed of 10 mph (16 km/h) would also keep the air from becoming too oppressive.
*When Strong Bad comes out from behind the wall, his legs are an older version.
*Strong Bad's farmer tan (tanned except in an area where a tank top would be) is curious considering that Strong Bad has only on very rare occasions been seen with a shirt.
*The Pool Rules state there is no diving, despite the fact that there is a diving board. However, there's also a rule forbidding swimming even though it's a swimming pool.
*Strong Bad mentions that, after eating, you must have an ear candling before reentering the pool. None of the main characters have visible ears.
*Marzipan remarks that she can feel her hair tingling, despite the fact that in [[haircut]] she states, "This is a weave."
*While Homestar and the King of Town wear swimsuits to the pool, Coach Z, Bubs, Strong Mad, and Marzipan appear as they normally do, wearing their usual outfits as if they were swimsuits (although Coach Z adds a barrel).
*This marks the first time viewers have seen the King of Town's exposed shoulder area, further reinforcing the fact that he doesn't have [[Lack of Visible Arms|visible arms]].
*When Homestar lands on Strong Bad, neither the new [[No Loafing sign]] nor the old one is anywhere to be seen.
*When Coach Z is flying up in the tidal wave, his feet look unusually odd. One is much bigger than the other and they are more angular then they usually are.
Strong Bad's sunglasses are his Dangeresque glasses with a black tint.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad places the Hoisin Sauce on Strong Sad's head, the reflection of the sun is facing in the opposite direction of the sun.
*The Pool Rules sign doesn't have a closing parenthesis.
**Since the asterisk (*) and opening parenthesis are closer together on a keyboard, the opening parenthesis may have been typed by mistake.
*Clicking on the Lappy's screen after Strong Bad starts typing after he falls from the ceiling does not cause the usual ripple.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Keepcool stoppatchnhole.png|thumb|"I should really just stop patching that hole."]]
*The "ds" on the Homestar Runner cutout might stand for "Duckshirt" or "Dumbstar", two [[Nicknames#Homestar Runner|nicknames]] Strong Bad has used for Homestar in the past.
*[[Hoisin Sauce]] was previously mentioned in the Homsar Easter egg in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*Strong Bad's calling Strong Sad "[[Wikipedia:Dairy Queen|Dairy Queen]]" (a restaurant famous for its soft-serve ice cream products) in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]] is related to his describing Strong Sad's head as having a "soft-serve flip" in this toon.
*[[Monkey D]] contributes his "summer tips".
*Strong Bad's reference to the pool's existence refers to the pool scenes from [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] and the [[Theme Song Video]]. His insistence that they use it "all the time" is a play on the fact that, until this email, the pool had not been seen since the Theme Song Video.
**Strong Bad's assertion that they've always had the pool is later supported in the commentary for [[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary|In Search of the Yello Dello]], where Strong Sad mentions that everyone in school suddenly started being nice to him because he had a pool.
*Strong Bad's tan lines were first seen in [[lures & jigs]].
*The patch of sunscreen on Strong Bad's face is a reference to a running gag that he [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Strong Bad.27s Nose|has no nose]].
*The Poopsmith uses a [[Nebulon]] floating tube; when Strong Bad tells him that he can't get in the pool, the Nebulon [[sound effect]] is played.
*In the pile of chemical containers, there is some "[[Roach Killa!]]" from [[bedtime story]] and some "Awesome Sauce" which was mentioned in [[funny]] (though this is "Awesome Sauce for her").
[[Image:bottles.png|thumb|For Her?]]
*Homestar's swimsuit is the same as the one he wears in [[Theme Song Video]], only updated to fit the current animation style.
*The nickname "[[Graw Mad]]" is a reference to [[the facts]].
*Strong Bad's remark explaining that he "should really stop patching that hole" refers to [[pom pom]], when he fell through the roof in a similar fashion.
*Back2School was first mentioned in [[modeling]].
*The disk in the [[floppy disk container]] is the same one found in [[disconnected]].

===Real-World References===
*This email was released during an actual heat wave in the [[Wikipedia:2006 United States heat wave|United States]], Canada, and much of [[Wikipedia:2006 European heat wave|Europe]]. [[Wikipedia:Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]] itself had just suffered a two-week period of unusually hot weather, responsible for 83 heat-related deaths in California.
*[[Wikipedia:Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov]] is a Russian writer. [[Wikipedia:Pavel Chekov|Pavel Chekov]], a character on [[Wikipedia:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]], was often referred to as "Mr. Chekov." It is not clear from context whether the intended reference is to one or both of these people.
*The manner in which Strong Sad reports the weather is very similar to the style of [[Wikipedia:NOAA Weather Radio|NOAA Weather Radio]], which uses synthesized voices to read weather information (however, the voices are not monotone). The common order of this data, the hourly weather roundup, is:
** Location
** Condition
** Visibility if under 1 mile (1.6km)
** Temperature
** Dewpoint
** Relative humidity
** The heat index if necessary
** Wind
** Windchill if necessary
** Barometric pressure
:Strong Sad's statement of "Sunset at 8:45 PM" could also refer to the sunrise and sunset data given in the climate summary, which is broadcast every morning if a climatology reporting location is within a listening area of a station.
*The second item on "Monkey D's Summer Tips" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Slip 'N Slide|Slip 'N Slide]] water toy.
*Strong Bad's line "the school's always had an elevator" refers to an episode of [[Wikipedia: Saved by the Bell|Saved by the Bell]] in which an elevator suddenly appears in the school as required by the plot of an episode, though the characters act as though it had always been present. Note that in this case, the pool had been seen previously, but The Brothers Chaps suddenly reintroduced it after having seemingly abandoned the location for several years.
*Strong Bad's "Welcome to our 'ool" sign is a parody of a popular [http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecampbell/209540717/ "Pool Rules" sign] that states "Welcome to our ool. Notice there is no 'P' in it. Let's keep it that way."
*Strong Bad's command to "press UP, A, and START before re-entering the pool" is a reference to the manner in which various [[Wikipedia:Cheat code|cheat codes]] are entered on video game consoles, such as the [[Nintendo|Nintendo Entertainment System]].
*Marzipan's comment "I can feel it tingling" is a reference to commercials for medicated anti-dandruff shampoos, particularly [[Wikipedia:Selsun Blue|Selsun Blue]], that use tingling as an indication that the product is working.
*Einstein and Kreskin refer to [[Wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]] (world-famous physicist) and [[Wikipedia:Amazing Kreskin|The Amazing Kreskin]] (sort-of-famous mentalist).

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]])

'''RYAN:''' I got an issue of Redbook this morning.

'''MATT:''' Oh yeah? Are you getting Redbook in the mail?

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I keep getting it too!

'''RYAN:''' What about you, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' I do not get Redbook, guys.

'''MATT:''' I keep trying to— they get—

'''MIKE:''' I get Dressage Today.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''RYAN:''' And that's not a joke.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Nope. ''{pause}'' So that was— Strong Bad finally got fed up and told everyone that Strong Badia does not refer to all of the world they live in.

'''MATT:''' All of the world is Free Country, USA.

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''MATT:''' Strong Badia is just the fence and mowed dirt.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Oh, "Mr. Chekhov".

'''MATT:''' That's some high-brow readin' right there. ''{pause}'' I feel like we're all— we're all opening minds with, uhh, what we've mentioned. Thai iced tea, spring rolls, now that that's so good. A rarity... uhh, hoisin sauce. What else? I feel like there's a few different culinary things we've mentioned.

'''MIKE:''' Pan-Asian cuisine, in general.

'''RYAN:''' Monkey D.

'''MIKE:''' Monkey D!

'''MATT:''' Sorta reminds me of the, uhh, episode of Saved by the Bell where they've got an elevator in the school.

'''MIKE:''' Yep.

'''MATT:''' ''{pause}'' They call it the pool. ''{pause}'' uhh, but they have had a pool, seemingly for a— for many years, Mike. All the way back to the Jumping Jack Contest.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Well, yeah, that's right. Uhh, Jumping Jack?

'''MATT:''' And it even had that red and white checkerboard, uhh, border on the top.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Look, he's got his t—tan he had— his farmer's tan that he had in, uhh, what is that, lures and jigs?

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Lures and jigs.

'''MATT:''' Look at that baby's stinky butt.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Aww. ''{laughs}'' Nebulon. ''{pause}'' What was that "House-Rousing", is that, like, a house falling apart? That's how you rouse a house.

'''RYAN:''' ''{pause}'' And it does look pretty hot, you guys, there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the color, the green's a little bit off from the usual green. It—it's saturated— It's saturated with sunlight. ''{pause}'' Remember hair turning green? As a blonde-haired youth, that was a big deal in the summertime.

'''MIKE:''' You had to watch out, makin' sure chlorine didn't turn your hair green.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Remember, what were those foam pad things that the, uhh, lifeguard would have?

'''MIKE:''' It was just this big, foam— it was a float, you know, a flotation device, but it was just this big chunk of foam.

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Wasn't gonna do much.

'''MIKE:''' No.

'''RYAN:''' Were they connected to it?

'''MIKE:''' Uhh... Lifeguards?

'''RYAN:''' I can picture them running, and it's like, it has a string on it, but, I dunno.

'''MIKE:''' Maybe. ''{pause}'' y'think— so, can Bubs not swim? He needs water wings?

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{pause}'' That's the best.

'''MATT:''' Look, nothing hap—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Oh no!

'''MATT:''' Lots happened, actually, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Ooh! ''{pause}'' isn't that actually the second time— the second time Strong Bad has fallen through his ceiling?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, when Pom Pom beat the crap out of him, he fell through it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{pause}'' Uh-oh.

''{all laugh when Homestar crashes into Strong Bad}''

'''MIKE:''' Breaky-spiney.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. I don't—

'''MIKE:''' We just kinda watched this one.

===Fun Facts===
*[[Wikipedia:Redbook|Redbook]] and [http://www.equisearch.com/dressagetoday/ Dressage Today] are both popular magazines.

==External Links==
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Lack of Visible Body Parts

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Many [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] characters '''lack certain body parts''' that most people in the real world would have. Despite this, they can still do the things that everyday people are capable of. However, they do take note of their unusual structures.

== Arms ==
[[Image:Armlesssleeve.PNG|thumb|Homestar's invisible arms?]]
{{seemain|Lack of Visible Arms}}

A number of characters (most notably [[Homestar Runner]]) do not appear to have visible arms, but are commonly seen manipulating objects as though they had limbs. This is sometimes called out directly by various characters, and occasional references are made to this fact. The specific method by which "armless" characters can manipulate objects and their surroundings has never been fully revealed.

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== Coach Z's Face ==
[[Image:Horrendousspitter.PNG|thumb|Horrendous Spitter]]
Various references are made to parts of [[Coach Z]]'s face that are not visible to the viewer:

*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — Coach Z is seen drinking mouthwash.
*[[A Jorb Well Done]] — When [[Marzipan]] is trying to teach Coach Z how to say "job", she tells him to make his mouth into an "O". Coach Z also blows his whistle.
*[[The Luau]] — Coach Z, [[Bubs]], and [[Pom Pom]] are seen eating marshmallows. (Pom Pom also does not appear to have a mouth, and Bubs's mouth appears to be a solid wall of teeth.)
*Email [[couch patch]] — Coach Z [[Puking|pukes]] in the couch rip.
*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — [[20X6 Coach Z]] appears to speak by wiggling his eyebrow.
*[[Happy Fireworks]] — Coach Z says he once shoved an M-80 up his nose.
*[[Fall Float Parade]] — Coach Z claims to have "fairly good teeth".
*Email [[narrator]] — Coach Z claims a napkin has his "snot balls" on it, and Bubs tells him he doesn't even have a nose.
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]] — [[Strong Sad]] mentions wanting to pour black coffee over Coach Z's head so it "continually streams down his mouthless face". (This later happens in an [[alternate universe]] Easter egg.)
*Email [[trading cards]] — Coach Z spits on one of his cards.
*Email [[cliffhangers]] — [[The Thnikkaman]] tells Coach Z "I'll render you toothless!"
*[[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] — Besides a round nose, a mouth on Coach Z's face is present in the "storyboards".

{{clear}}

== Strong Bad's Nose ==
[[Image:Strongbad sunscreen.PNG|thumb|Sunscreen!]]
Similarly, references are occasionally made to [[Strong Bad]]'s nose, even though he does not appear to have one.

*Emails [[gimmicks]], [[new hands]], and [[unused emails]] — Strong Bad makes a sniffing noise.
*Email [[autobiography]] — In his autobiography tape, Strong Bad claims that "milk and cookies shot out my nose!"
*Email [[big white face]] — Strong Bad acts like he's holding his nose when near [[The Poopsmith]].
*Email [[alternate universe]] — [[Stinkoman]] calls Strong Bad "big nose", then refers to his nose.
*Email [[old comics]] — The [[The Castlefunnies|Castlefunnies]] characters, including Strong Bad, are all drawn with large noses.
*[[Sick Day]] — Strong Bad asks [[The Paper]] if he could blow his nose on it.
**He also claims he can't smell anything, and blows his nose using re-reused tissues.
*Email [[keep cool]] — Strong Bad has smeared sunscreen where his nose would appear.
**In [[yes, wrestling]], he wears sunscreen in the same spot as one of the Wild Vacationers.
*[[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] — Strong Bad and Coach Z are drawn with small, round noses.
*Email [[web comics]] — The Strong Bad-like character in the GamerJox webcomic is drawn with a nose.
*Email [[licensed]] — During one scene Strong Bad and The Cheat are drawn with human noses.
*[[Rotten Eggs]] — Strong Bad and Strong Sad can smell the rotten Easter egg in the couch, despite the lack of noses.
*[[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]] — Strong Bad refers to [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]] as "Strong Bad with sort of a nose".
*Email [[email thunder]] — Strong Bad pretends to rub his "nose" as he says "Sniff, not totally disgusted..."
**He pantomimes wiping his nose again in email [[independent]].
{{clear}}

==Strong Bad's Hair==
[[Image:Strong Bad Comb.PNG|thumb|Lookin' good for the ladies]]
Strong Bad sometimes acts as though he has hair, despite the fact that his head is a Mexican wrestling mask. He pointed out in [[haircut]] that he has no hair.
*Email [[marzipan]] — Strong Bad combs the top of his head before talking to Marzipan.
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — Strong Bad wears a hairnet.
*[[One Two, One Two]] — Strong Bad wears a shower cap.
*Emails [[looking old]], [[concert]] — Strong Bad wears a towel on his head.

{{clear}}

== Marzipan's Legs ==
[[Image:Marzipan With Boot.png|thumb|"Well, don't tell anybody, but... I don't really have legs."]]
While sometimes Marzipan does not appear to have legs, a few other toons claim otherwise.

*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — A rip in Marzipan's [[Wikipedia:Joey Ramone|Joey Ramone]] costume reveals that she has no legs, and a bulky, dress shaped body.
*Email [[stand-up]] — Coach Z thanks Marzipan for her wonderful clogging.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] — Bubs tells Marzipan that Coach Z got that kick in the crotch she sent him just fine.
*[[Main Page 17]] and Email [[highschool]] — [[20X6 Marzipan]] and Highschool Marzipan are portrayed with long, thin legs (though the latter occurs completely within Strong Bad's doodle memory).
*Email [[date]] — Marzipan complains that [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] won't stop kicking her in the shins.
**In the [[date#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]], she tells [[The Brothers Chaps]] she doesn't really have legs.
*[[That A Ghost]] — [[Old-Timey Marzipan]]'s [[:Image:Marzipan skeleton.png|skeleton]] shows bones throughout her skirt.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] — Coach Z asks Marzipan to get ready for shin team tryouts.
*[[DNA Evidence]] — Bubs informs Marzipan that the cost of analyzing the [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|DNA evidence]] is "an arm and a leg". Marzipan then responds by telling him it's "not a problem".
*[[Fan Costumes '07]] — Strong Bad tells Homestar "You ''wish'' Marzipan had legs like that! Or... ''legs''."
*[[Kick-A-Ball]] — Marzipan is shown kicking the ball with a visible boot, but nothing attached to the boot, which implies that her legs are invisible. In fact, the area beneath the "skirt" is slightly visible, and nothing is seen underneath.

{{clear}}

== Ears ==
[[Image:Strong Sad with iPod.PNG|thumb|"I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever write a song about Sibbie."]]
None of the [[Characters#Main characters|main characters]] appear to have ears, yet they still act as though they do.

*Email [[sibbie]] — Strong Sad wears earbuds to listen to his [[Strong Sad's iPod|iPod]].
*Email [[impression]] — In a tape recording, Strong Sad tells Strong Bad to stop flicking his ear.
*Strong Bad wears [[cool shades]] and sunglasses in multiple emails, starting with [[stunt double]] (as [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]]). These shades are apparently held on his head by invisible ears.
**Homestar and The Thnikkaman also wear sunglasses in several toons.
**[[Senor Cardgage]] always wears old-fashioned yellow glasses which are held up by his invisible ears.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] — On Message 1, Homestar re-listens to his old message from Marzipan under the tutelage of Pom Pom's keen ears.
*Email [[extra plug]] — [[The Cheat]] puts his hands to both sides of his head as though covering his ears when walking near Strong Bad's loud [['Lectric Boots]]. He also uses [[The Cheat's Glowsticks|glowsticks]] to plug his ears.
*[[Halloween Potion-Ma-Jig]] — Bubs covers the space where his ears would be when Homestar attempts to sing for a stirring utensil.
*Email [[alternate universe]] — [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]] attempts to dig to China with his ears.
*Email [[keep cool]] — Strong Bad mentions that, after eating, you must have an ear candling before re-entering the pool.
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] — Coach Z wears earrings as part of his costume, which seem to stick to the side of his face as opposed to piercing his skin.
*Email [[what I want]] — Strong Bad covers the part of his head where his ears would be while a [[Dancing Musical Nobot]] plays [[Everybody to the Limit]].
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad claims he could make a better effigy of the [[King of Town]] with one arm tied behind his ear.
*[[Crystal Fortress]] — A [[Stylized Character Designs|stylized]] Strong Bad has ears.
*Email [[kind of cool]] — Senor Cardgage's silhouette is shown on a milk carton with ear outlines for ears that don't exist.
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== Fingers ==
[[Image:If Bubs Had Thumbs.PNG|thumb|"That's right!"]]
Most of the main characters do not have visible fingers, but they still behave like they have them.
*Email [[the bird]] — Strong Bad, Pom Pom, and Homestar give the bird, even though none of them have visible fingers.
**Strong Bad proceeds to flip people off in [[Double Deuce|several toons]].
*Email [[fingers]] — Strong Bad attempts to put fake fingers on his boxing gloves so people stop asking how he types with boxing gloves on.
*Email [[origins]] — Strong Bad files his boxing gloves even though he has no fingernails.
*Email [[original]] — Bubs says "If I had thumbs, I'd be sticking 'em up my armpits right now!"
*Email [[business trip]] — Strong Bad checks off "Take off wedding rings" even though neither he nor Homestar have visible fingers.
*[[Blubb-O's Commercial]] — Bubs refuses to "slice [his] fingers thin" as presumably instructed by the [[Drive-Thru Whale]] in an Easter egg.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — When Strong Bad tries to talk to Marzipan after vandalizing her float, she replies that her mood ring is brown right now. Strong Bad then asks the audience, "Should I tell her she doesn't have fingers?"
*Email [[coloring]], [[Baddest of the Bands]] — Strong Bad makes air quotes by wiggling his gloves on either side of his head.
*[[Twenty THANXty Six]] — Stinkoman prepares to drive a tractor despite the fact that he has no thumbs to grip the wheel with.

==Other==
[[Image:Homestarteeth.png|thumb|left|130px|Homestar's teeth...real, or imagined?]]
[[Image:Mam15pernt2.png|thumb|Marzipan's questionable surgery]]
*[[The Hornblower]] can play a fanfare despite the fact he lacks a visible mouth.
*Email [[replacement]] — When Strong Bad asks Bubs what to do with Strong Sad if he sees him watching TV, Bubs says to "kick him in the teeth", to which Strong Bad replies that he may not have teeth.
*Email [[underlings]] — When Strong Bad tells Homestar he has cilantro stuck between his teeth, Homestar says "teeth?" as if he is shocked by the idea that he has any, even though he was shown to have huge teeth in [[theme song]] (though this could be imaginary). In [[dictionary]], Strong Bad confirms this by using a dictionary to knock out one of Homestar's teeth, which is still enormous.
*Email [[winter pool]] — Pom Pom is seen wearing sunscreen on the spot where his nose would be.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] — Calls from [[The King of Town]] and a questionable surgeon reveal Marzipan had a large nose prior to a questionable surgery. The Cheat also tells Marzipan to blow up her nose.
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — Bubs advises Strong Bad that "lying through your teeth" is a good way to get people to accept a security jacket. Strong Bad asks if "lying through your rectangular mouth" would also work, to which Bubs responds, "Yeah, I suppose that'd work, toothless."
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] claims that he has caught various objects with his "<nowiki>*</nowiki>ahem*, teeth" and is working on a yellow belt in "catching throwing stars with [his] eyelashes, wink wink".

{{clear}}

==See Also==
*[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]]
*[[Lack of Visible Arms]]

[[Category:Object running gags]]
[[Category:Research]]

Deliberately Poor English

Desktop — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:14:27 GMT

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[[Image:gameoverstummyhurts.png|thumb|Bad English these is.]]
'''Poor English''' (more commonly called '''[[Wikipedia:Engrish|Engrish]]''') is often deliberately used, particularly in relation to video games, which historically have been poorly translated into English from Japanese while localizing the games for the North American market.

== Video game-related appearances ==
*[[Population: Tire]] — The game's premise contains several instances of poor English, including "YOU ARE SOLDIER!" and "YOU ONE ARE OF BRAVE FEW".
*[[Thy Dungeonman]] — If the player beats the game, the game gives a "congraturation".
*[[Videro Games]] — [[Strong Bad]] complains about difficult video games that only reward with "a hearty CONGRATURATION!"
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — This game has many instances of "[[Wikipedia:Engrish|Engrish]]", such as "My stummy hurts" (pluralized as "Our stummies hurts") which also counts as a [[portmanteau]] of "stomach" and "tummy", "Keep try"[ing], "Start Play"[ing] and "Flash 7 or Hire" ("hire" is a [[homonym]] for "higher"). Its manual contains even more examples.
*[[Vector Strong Bad]] often uses poorly-translated lines like "YOUR HEAD A SPLODE!" (a splode meaning "explode"). He also pronounces "hello" as "HELLOTE" (seen in the email [[alternate universe]]).
*[[Sundae Drivin']] — As seen in the email [[redesign]], the game includes quotes like "CHERRY GET!" and "YOUR [[G#Mispronunciation_of_G|JAMES]] OVER".
*[[Where's an Egg?]] — The [[Some Type of Online Auction|auction]] for a page of the Russian instructions for this game contains poor English.
*[[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]] — Strong Bad wants his video game to say "GRAPHICS HAVE!" on the cover. An image also shows a picture of the game's box with the words "BOX IN!" on it.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — one of Strong Bad's reactions to being hurt in Snakeboxer 5 is "I've been bited" (properly phrased as "bitten").
*[[Peasant's Quest]] — After you kill the kerrek and then look at him, the message on the screen says "He dead."

== Other appearances ==
*Email [[unnatural]] — once Bubs shrinks back down to normal size he explains that he didn't want them to eat his chicken wings "'Cause they mine, and they good!"
*[[Where My Hat Is At?]]/[[Where My Hat is At? (toon)]] — The title of the second book.
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] — Homestar says, "I think I has the solution!"
*Strong Bad's title at [[Crazy Go Nuts University]] is "Prinicpal".
*Email [[little questions]] — Strong Bad replies with terrible grammar and fractured sentences to a poorly-written email from a Swede.
*[[A Decemberween Pageant]] — Bubs (As [[Dr. Christmas]]) says "Everybody knows me. Mine name Cornbread."
*Email [[english paper]] — Strong Bad spells English as "Englilsh" in the report's title, ridiculing the e-mail sender's spelling of the word.
*Email [[kids' book]] — In the book "Everyone Is Different," the page with the girl wearing glasses reads, "Some people wears glasses."
*The most-often-used slogan for [[The Homestarmy]] is most likely "Do you Has what it takes?"
*Email [[the bet]] — In an Easter Egg, [[The King of Town]] advertises for [[Butter-da]] saying, "They tell me not to, but I still drinks it!"
*Email [[different town]] — Strong Bad says "I think my imagination's broke".
*[[Senorial Day]] — [[Bubs]] says he can't remember his own "lins".
*Email [[isp]] — Homestar, as an insincere telephone recording, says "Thank you for holding. Your call is very unportant to us."
*Email [[redesign]] — Strong Bad says, "But I does!"
*Email [[trading cards]] — When Strong Bad is describing The Cheat's trading card game, the phrase flashing on the screen is "PLAY GET!"
*Email [[coloring]] — Homestar says "Teach-orr! I have go bafroom!"
*Email [[strong badathlon]] — While advertising [[Minor Foods|Temporarios]], Strong Bad says, "'Cause I'm don't get paid!"
*Email [[more armies]] — the words "forefathers" and "identities" are written as "fourfathers" and "identies" respectively in the [[On Point Kings]]' pamphlet.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — When [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]] runs out the door after talking with [[So and So]], Strong Bad says, "She gone!"
*Email [[business trip]] — After Homestar shows the King of Town his two Pork b/w Beans cans, Strong Bad says "What the sense-make?"
*Email [[buried]] — In the [[Taranchula]] black metal detector commercial, Schenkel McDoo says "Maybe find some coin!"
*[[SBCG4AP Gameplay Trailer]] — Homestar says, "Five episodes? Where do I buy them ats?"
*[[Twenty THANXty Six]] — [[1-up]] mentions favorite food, spiced bun, and frozen bake. He also says, "What are you think you're doing?".
*[[Coach Z's 110%]] — The announcer mentions there are "a some lot more" videos besides the ones shown, and then in the locker room, he asks Homestar Runner "How you diddat?" after just winning a sports-type game.
*[[Pistols for Pandas]] — After learning that [[Pistols for Pandas (organization)|Pistols for Pandas]] is non-profit, [[Crack Stuntman]] exclaims "But I'm still get paid, right?"
*[[2-Part Episode: Part 1]] — After [[Flashfight]] announces that he will fire Gunhaver, Gunhaver queries, "But then who will have gun?"
*Email [[hremail3184]] — Strong Bad proclaims "I can't takes it no more", Coach Z says ".. but now I don't has to", and the Lappy asks "does that means?"
*[[Compy Catalog]] — Strong Bad's new computer, the [[Compé]], has an [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|error message]] that reads "Fragrant Computer Error. Your brand new computer is bloke."
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==See Also==
*[[All the Time]]
*[[Analysis of Homsar's Speech Patterns]]
*[[Be's]]
*[[Homophones]]
*[[Jumbled Words]]
*[[Lack of Intelligible Speech]]
*[[Malapropisms]]
*[[Mans]]
*[[Might Could]]
*[[Non-inverted Questions]]
*[[Peoples]]
*[[Poorly Written Emails]]
*[[Portmanteaus]]
*[[Rhymed Phrases]]
*[[Why Come]]

[[Category:Word running gags]]
[[Category:Spelling and Grammar]]

How do you type with boxing gloves on?

Desktop — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:41:53 GMT

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[[Image:compy 386 side view.png|thumb|left|I don't see any fingers, do ''you'' see any fingers?]]
[[Image:Typing with gloves on.PNG|thumb|Clickety clack clack]]

'''"How do you type with boxing gloves on?"''' and its variants are questions that [[Strong Bad]] is asked on a regular basis in his [[Strong Bad Email|emails]]. [[The Brothers Chaps]] obviously must be asked it so often that they made it a running gag.

Strong Bad hates this question, and it is often [[DELETED]]. [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] is apparently frequently asked the similar question, "How do you manage the [[Supra Modern Telegram|telegramophone]] whilst wearing gentleman's sport gloves?" Strong Bad parodies this question in the [[Fan Costume Commentary]] and the email [[vacation]]. In the DVD commentary for the email [[video games]], The Brothers Chaps say that they might come up with a way to answer this question someday. However, in February 2006, they also included this question as one of five topics which will likely [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.|never be addressed in a Strong Bad Email]].

On a related note, Strong Bad seems capable of typing not only with his boxing gloves, but with any part of his body he wishes. In [[sisters]] he types "head—hit—keyboard" by striking the keyboard with his head, and in [[funny]] he types "WOAH!! I CAN TYPE WITH ONE FOOT!" by hitting the keyboard with his foot. In [[bottom 10]], he even typed when his keyboard was covered in [[puking|vomit]], and in [[tape-leg]], he typed with one hand while removing tape from his shoe. Likewise, in [[crying]], he typed a complete sentence, with punctuation and spelling, with one hand, while holding up a drawing of [[Li'l Brudder]] with the other.

At one point, in the email [[fingers]], he tried prosthetic fingers made of various items such as [[prawn]], action figures, etc. Their effect on his typing skills, though, was disastrous. However, in [[morning routine]] he was able to type successfully with a [[Potate]] bag covering his right hand.

In the email [[highschool]], [[Teenage Variation|Teenage Strong Bad]] plays the keyboard in [[The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries]], even though he doesn't have fingers.

In the email [[pop-up]], the [[Tandy 400]] was featured in the book asking "HOW TYPE BOX GLOVES?" Strong Bad described this as "his [[Crap|crappy]] old computer, asking the same crappy old questions."

In the email [[part-time job]], Strong Bad portrays himself in a drawing without his left glove on, displaying 3 fingers instead.

A similar question that gets asked often is how [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]], [[Marzipan]], [[The King of Town]], and [[Homsar]], among other characters, are able to pick things up [[Lack of Visible Arms|without having any arms]].

==Appearances==
[[Image:Stoyboard boxing gloves.PNG|thumb|A claustrophobic close-up]]
*Email [[spring cleaning]]
*Email [[50 emails]] (Homestar tries to delete this one)
*Email [[fingers]]
*Email [[huttah!]]
*[[Fan Costume Commentary]]
*Email [[virus]] (at the end, in Strong Bad's crying scene, as "How do you text with boxing gloves on?")
*Email [[pop-up]] (on the Tandy page in the pop-up book as "HOW TYPE BOX GLOVES?")
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]]
*Email [[your funeral]]
*Email [[email thunder]] ([[email thunder#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) ([[Matt Chapman]] asks, "How does Homestar type with no gloves of any kind on?")
*[[Hremail 7]] (While waving his arm, Strong Bad starts to ask "How am ''I'' supposed to type with—" before [[The Cheat]] cuts him off with a reply. Strong Bad accepts The Cheat's answer.)
*Email [[independent]] — Strong Bad's intro rap is about how he prefers to click prompts, and typing them "made [his] boxing gloves sick".
*Email [[videography]]

==Remarks==
Oddly enough, in [[dullard]] Strong Bad types with his thumbs facing up, as if he were touching the keys with the bottoms of his fists.

==Variations==
[[File:Waggly Knuckled Monstrosities.png|thumb|How's he supposed to type like this?]]
*Email [[some kinda robot]] — Strong Bad is asked if he takes off his boxing gloves before going to bed.
*Email [[the bird]] — Strong Bad was asked if it was hard to [[Double deuce|flip someone off]] with boxing gloves on.
*[[Fan Costume Commentary]] — Strong Bad comments "Dear Strong Bad, how do you type with pieces of crappy red foam taped around your hands?" on the first costume.
*[[Nintendo Power July 2008 Interview]] — Strong Bad is asked "How hard is it to play Wii with your Power Glove on?"
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad complains that he can't make template emails on the [[Snacky 186]] with boxing gloves on, and says that "Typing I can handle; don't ask me how."
*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] — Strong Bad's fate is having his gloves replaced with human hands. He then claims that he's hideous and asks how he will ever type with waggly knuckled monstrosities.
{{clear}}

==See Also==
*[[Parents]]
*[[Draw Trogdor Again]]

[[Category:Strong Bad Email running gags]]
[[Category:Research]]

How do you type with boxing gloves on?

Desktop — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:41:11 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:compy 386 side view.png|thumb|left|I don't see any fingers, do ''you'' see any fingers?]]
[[Image:Typing with gloves on.PNG|thumb|Clickety clack clack]]

'''"How do you type with boxing gloves on?"''' and its variants are questions that [[Strong Bad]] is asked on a regular basis in his [[Strong Bad Email|emails]]. [[The Brothers Chaps]] obviously must be asked it so often that they made it a running gag.

Strong Bad hates this question, and it is often [[DELETED]]. [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] is apparently frequently asked the similar question, "How do you manage the [[Supra Modern Telegram|telegramophone]] whilst wearing gentleman's sport gloves?" Strong Bad parodies this question in the [[Fan Costume Commentary]] and the email [[vacation]]. In the DVD commentary for the email [[video games]], The Brothers Chaps say that they might come up with a way to answer this question someday. However, in February 2006, they also included this question as one of five topics which will likely [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.|never be addressed in a Strong Bad Email]].

On a related note, Strong Bad seems capable of typing not only with his boxing gloves, but with any part of his body he wishes. In [[sisters]] he types "head—hit—keyboard" by striking the keyboard with his head, and in [[funny]] he types "WOAH!! I CAN TYPE WITH ONE FOOT!" by hitting the keyboard with his foot. In [[bottom 10]], he even typed when his keyboard was covered in [[puking|vomit]], and in [[tape-leg]], he typed with one hand while removing tape from his shoe. Likewise, in [[crying]], he typed a complete sentence, with punctuation and spelling, with one hand, while holding up a drawing of [[Li'l Brudder]] with the other.

Oddly enough, in [[dullard]] Strong Bad types with his thumbs facing up, as if he were touching the keys with the bottoms of his fists.

At one point, in the email [[fingers]], he tried prosthetic fingers made of various items such as [[prawn]], action figures, etc. Their effect on his typing skills, though, was disastrous. However, in [[morning routine]] he was able to type successfully with a [[Potate]] bag covering his right hand.

In the email [[highschool]], [[Teenage Variation|Teenage Strong Bad]] plays the keyboard in [[The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries]], even though he doesn't have fingers.

In the email [[pop-up]], the [[Tandy 400]] was featured in the book asking "HOW TYPE BOX GLOVES?" Strong Bad described this as "his [[Crap|crappy]] old computer, asking the same crappy old questions."

In the email [[part-time job]], Strong Bad portrays himself in a drawing without his left glove on, displaying 3 fingers instead.

A similar question that gets asked often is how [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]], [[Marzipan]], [[The King of Town]], and [[Homsar]], among other characters, are able to pick things up [[Lack of Visible Arms|without having any arms]].

==Appearances==
[[Image:Stoyboard boxing gloves.PNG|thumb|A claustrophobic close-up]]
*Email [[spring cleaning]]
*Email [[50 emails]] (Homestar tries to delete this one)
*Email [[fingers]]
*Email [[huttah!]]
*[[Fan Costume Commentary]]
*Email [[virus]] (at the end, in Strong Bad's crying scene, as "How do you text with boxing gloves on?")
*Email [[pop-up]] (on the Tandy page in the pop-up book as "HOW TYPE BOX GLOVES?")
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]]
*Email [[your funeral]]
*Email [[email thunder]] ([[email thunder#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) ([[Matt Chapman]] asks, "How does Homestar type with no gloves of any kind on?")
*[[Hremail 7]] (While waving his arm, Strong Bad starts to ask "How am ''I'' supposed to type with—" before [[The Cheat]] cuts him off with a reply. Strong Bad accepts The Cheat's answer.)
*Email [[independent]] — Strong Bad's intro rap is about how he prefers to click prompts, and typing them "made [his] boxing gloves sick".
*Email [[videography]]

==Remarks==
In dullard, Strong Bad banged on the keyboard with his fists, but now he types on it as though he has fingers.
==Variations==
[[File:Waggly Knuckled Monstrosities.png|thumb|How's he supposed to type like this?]]
*Email [[some kinda robot]] — Strong Bad is asked if he takes off his boxing gloves before going to bed.
*Email [[the bird]] — Strong Bad was asked if it was hard to [[Double deuce|flip someone off]] with boxing gloves on.
*[[Fan Costume Commentary]] — Strong Bad comments "Dear Strong Bad, how do you type with pieces of crappy red foam taped around your hands?" on the first costume.
*[[Nintendo Power July 2008 Interview]] — Strong Bad is asked "How hard is it to play Wii with your Power Glove on?"
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad complains that he can't make template emails on the [[Snacky 186]] with boxing gloves on, and says that "Typing I can handle; don't ask me how."
*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] — Strong Bad's fate is having his gloves replaced with human hands. He then claims that he's hideous and asks how he will ever type with waggly knuckled monstrosities.
{{clear}}

==See Also==
*[[Parents]]
*[[Draw Trogdor Again]]

[[Category:Strong Bad Email running gags]]
[[Category:Research]]

Lack of Visible Body Parts

Desktop — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:36:02 GMT

Desktop:

Lack of Visible Body Parts

Desktop — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:33:39 GMT

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Many [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] characters '''lack certain body parts''' that most people in the real world would have. Despite this, they can still do the things that everyday people are capable of. However, they do take note of their unusual structures.

== Arms ==
[[Image:Armlesssleeve.PNG|thumb|Homestar's invisible arms?]]
{{seemain|Lack of Visible Arms}}

A number of characters (most notably [[Homestar Runner]]) do not appear to have visible arms, but are commonly seen manipulating objects as though they had limbs. This is sometimes called out directly by various characters, and occasional references are made to this fact. The specific method by which "armless" characters can manipulate objects and their surroundings has never been fully revealed.

{{clear}}

== Coach Z's Face ==
[[Image:Horrendousspitter.PNG|thumb|Horrendous Spitter]]
Various references are made to parts of [[Coach Z]]'s face that are not visible to the viewer:

*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — Coach Z is seen drinking mouthwash.
*[[A Jorb Well Done]] — When [[Marzipan]] is trying to teach Coach Z how to say "job", she tells him to make his mouth into an "O". Coach Z also blows his whistle.
*[[The Luau]] — Coach Z, [[Bubs]], and [[Pom Pom]] are seen eating marshmallows. (Pom Pom also does not appear to have a mouth, and Bubs's mouth appears to be a solid wall of teeth.)
*Email [[couch patch]] — Coach Z [[Puking|pukes]] in the couch rip.
*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — [[20X6 Coach Z]] appears to speak by wiggling his eyebrow.
*[[Happy Fireworks]] — Coach Z says he once shoved an M-80 up his nose.
*[[Fall Float Parade]] — Coach Z claims to have "fairly good teeth".
*Email [[narrator]] — Coach Z claims a napkin has his "snot balls" on it, and Bubs tells him he doesn't even have a nose.
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]] — [[Strong Sad]] mentions wanting to pour black coffee over Coach Z's head so it "continually streams down his mouthless face". (This later happens in an [[alternate universe]] Easter egg.)
*Email [[trading cards]] — Coach Z spits on one of his cards.
*Email [[cliffhangers]] — [[The Thnikkaman]] tells Coach Z "I'll render you toothless!"
*[[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] — Besides a round nose, a mouth on Coach Z's face is present in the "storyboards".

{{clear}}

== Strong Bad's Nose ==
[[Image:Strongbad sunscreen.PNG|thumb|Sunscreen!]]
Similarly, references are occasionally made to [[Strong Bad]]'s nose, even though he does not appear to have one.

*Emails [[gimmicks]], [[new hands]], and [[unused emails]] — Strong Bad makes a sniffing noise.
*Email [[autobiography]] — In his autobiography tape, Strong Bad claims that "milk and cookies shot out my nose!"
*Email [[big white face]] — Strong Bad acts like he's holding his nose when near [[The Poopsmith]].
*Email [[alternate universe]] — [[Stinkoman]] calls Strong Bad "big nose", then refers to his nose.
*Email [[old comics]] — The [[The Castlefunnies|Castlefunnies]] characters, including Strong Bad, are all drawn with large noses.
*[[Sick Day]] — Strong Bad asks [[The Paper]] if he could blow his nose on it.
**He also claims he can't smell anything, and blows his nose using re-reused tissues.
*Email [[keep cool]] — Strong Bad has smeared sunscreen where his nose would appear.
**In [[yes, wrestling]], he wears sunscreen in the same spot as one of the Wild Vacationers.
*[[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] — Strong Bad and Coach Z are drawn with small, round noses.
*Email [[web comics]] — The Strong Bad-like character in the GamerJox webcomic is drawn with a nose.
*Email [[licensed]] — During one scene Strong Bad and The Cheat are drawn with human noses.
*[[Rotten Eggs]] — Strong Bad and Strong Sad can smell the rotten Easter egg in the couch, despite the lack of noses.
*[[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]] — Strong Bad refers to [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]] as "Strong Bad with sort of a nose".
*Email [[email thunder]] — Strong Bad pretends to rub his "nose" as he says "Sniff, not totally disgusted..."
**He pantomimes wiping his nose again in email [[independent]].
{{clear}}

==Strong Bad's Hair==
[[Image:Strong Bad Comb.PNG|thumb|Lookin' good for the ladies]]
Strong Bad sometimes acts as though he has hair, despite the fact that his head is a Mexican wrestling mask. He pointed out in [[haircut]] that he has no hair.
*Email [[marzipan]] — Strong Bad combs the top of his head before talking to Marzipan.
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — Strong Bad wears a hairnet.
*[[One Two, One Two]] — Strong Bad wears a shower cap.
*Emails [[looking old]], [[concert]] — Strong Bad wears a towel on his head.

{{clear}}

== Marzipan's Legs ==
[[Image:Marzipan With Boot.png|thumb|"Well, don't tell anybody, but... I don't really have legs."]]
While sometimes Marzipan does not appear to have legs, a few other toons claim otherwise.

*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — A rip in Marzipan's [[Wikipedia:Joey Ramone|Joey Ramone]] costume reveals that she has no legs, and a bulky, dress shaped body.
*Email [[stand-up]] — Coach Z thanks Marzipan for her wonderful clogging.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] — Bubs tells Marzipan that Coach Z got that kick in the crotch she sent him just fine.
*[[Main Page 17]] and Email [[highschool]] — [[20X6 Marzipan]] and Highschool Marzipan are portrayed with long, thin legs (though the latter occurs completely within Strong Bad's doodle memory).
*Email [[date]] — Marzipan complains that [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] won't stop kicking her in the shins.
**In the [[date#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]], she tells [[The Brothers Chaps]] she doesn't really have legs.
*[[That A Ghost]] — [[Old-Timey Marzipan]]'s [[:Image:Marzipan skeleton.png|skeleton]] shows bones throughout her skirt.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] — Coach Z asks Marzipan to get ready for shin team tryouts.
*[[DNA Evidence]] — Bubs informs Marzipan that the cost of analyzing the [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|DNA evidence]] is "an arm and a leg". Marzipan then responds by telling him it's "not a problem".
*[[Fan Costumes '07]] — Strong Bad tells Homestar "You ''wish'' Marzipan had legs like that! Or... ''legs''."
*[[Kick-A-Ball]] — Marzipan is shown kicking the ball with a visible boot, but nothing attached to the boot, which implies that her legs are invisible. In fact, the area beneath the "skirt" is slightly visible, and nothing is seen underneath.

{{clear}}

== Ears ==
[[Image:Strong Sad with iPod.PNG|thumb|"I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever write a song about Sibbie."]]
None of the [[Characters#Main characters|main characters]] appear to have ears, yet they still act as though they do.

*Email [[sibbie]] — Strong Sad wears earbuds to listen to his [[Strong Sad's iPod|iPod]].
*Email [[impression]] — In a tape recording, Strong Sad tells Strong Bad to stop flicking his ear.
*Strong Bad wears [[cool shades]] and sunglasses in multiple emails, starting with [[stunt double]] (as [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]]). These shades are apparently held on his head by invisible ears.
**Homestar and The Thnikkaman also wear sunglasses in several toons.
**[[Senor Cardgage]] always wears old-fashioned yellow glasses which are held up by his invisible ears.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] — On Message 1, Homestar re-listens to his old message from Marzipan under the tutelage of Pom Pom's keen ears.
*Email [[extra plug]] — [[The Cheat]] puts his hands to both sides of his head as though covering his ears when walking near Strong Bad's loud [['Lectric Boots]]. He also uses [[The Cheat's Glowsticks|glowsticks]] to plug his ears.
*[[Halloween Potion-Ma-Jig]] — Bubs covers the space where his ears would be when Homestar attempts to sing for a stirring utensil.
*Email [[alternate universe]] — [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]] attempts to dig to China with his ears.
*Email [[keep cool]] — Strong Bad mentions that, after eating, you must have an ear candling before re-entering the pool.
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] — Coach Z wears earrings as part of his costume, which seem to stick to the side of his face as opposed to piercing his skin.
*Email [[what I want]] — Strong Bad covers the part of his head where his ears would be while a [[Dancing Musical Nobot]] plays [[Everybody to the Limit]].
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad claims he could make a better effigy of the [[King of Town]] with one arm tied behind his ear.
*[[Crystal Fortress]] — A [[Stylized Character Designs|stylized]] Strong Bad has ears.
*Email [[kind of cool]] — Senor Cardgage's silhouette is shown on a milk carton with ear outlines for ears that don't exist.
{{clear}}

== Fingers ==
[[Image:If Bubs Had Thumbs.PNG|thumb|"That's right!"]]
Most of the main characters do not have visible fingers, but they still behave like they have them.
*Email [[the bird]] — Strong Bad, Pom Pom, and Homestar give the bird, even though none of them have visible fingers.
**Strong Bad proceeds to flip people off in [[Double Deuce|several toons]].
*Email [[fingers]] — Strong Bad attempts to put fake fingers on his boxing gloves so people stop asking how he types with boxing gloves on.
*Email [[origins]] — Strong Bad files his boxing gloves even though he has no fingernails.
*Email [[original]] — Bubs says "If I had thumbs, I'd be sticking 'em up my armpits right now!"
*Email [[business trip]] — Strong Bad checks off "Take off wedding rings" even though neither he nor Homestar have visible fingers.
*[[Blubb-O's Commercial]] — Bubs refuses to "slice [his] fingers thin" as presumably instructed by the [[Drive-Thru Whale]] in an Easter egg.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — When Strong Bad tries to talk to Marzipan after vandalizing her float, she replies that her mood ring is brown right now. Strong Bad then asks the audience, "Should I tell her she doesn't have fingers?"
*Email [[coloring]], [[Baddest of the Bands]] — Strong Bad makes air quotes by wiggling his gloves on either side of his head.
{{clear}}
*[[Twenty THANXty Six]] — Stinkoman prepares to drive a tractor despite the fact that he has no thumbs to grip the wheel.

==Other==
[[Image:Homestarteeth.png|thumb|left|130px|Homestar's teeth...real, or imagined?]]
[[Image:Mam15pernt2.png|thumb|Marzipan's questionable surgery]]
*[[The Hornblower]] can play a fanfare despite the fact he lacks a visible mouth.
*Email [[replacement]] — When Strong Bad asks Bubs what to do with Strong Sad if he sees him watching TV, Bubs says to "kick him in the teeth", to which Strong Bad replies that he may not have teeth.
*Email [[underlings]] — When Strong Bad tells Homestar he has cilantro stuck between his teeth, Homestar says "teeth?" as if he is shocked by the idea that he has any, even though he was shown to have huge teeth in [[theme song]] (though this could be imaginary). In [[dictionary]], Strong Bad confirms this by using a dictionary to knock out one of Homestar's teeth, which is still enormous.
*Email [[winter pool]] — Pom Pom is seen wearing sunscreen on the spot where his nose would be.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] — Calls from [[The King of Town]] and a questionable surgeon reveal Marzipan had a large nose prior to a questionable surgery. The Cheat also tells Marzipan to blow up her nose.
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — Bubs advises Strong Bad that "lying through your teeth" is a good way to get people to accept a security jacket. Strong Bad asks if "lying through your rectangular mouth" would also work, to which Bubs responds, "Yeah, I suppose that'd work, toothless."
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] claims that he has caught various objects with his "<nowiki>*</nowiki>ahem*, teeth" and is working on a yellow belt in "catching throwing stars with [his] eyelashes, wink wink".

{{clear}}

==See Also==
*[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]]
*[[Lack of Visible Arms]]

[[Category:Object running gags]]
[[Category:Research]]

Lack of Visible Arms

Desktop — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:33:05 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:Homestar's Arms.PNG|thumb|"Homestarms"]]
One of the ultimate mysteries in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner body of work]] is that [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]], [[The King of Town]], [[Homsar]], and many other characters all '''lack visible arms''' and hands. In spite of this, they have the ability to pick up, carry, and manipulate objects at will. The most common explanations for this phenomenon are that they either have invisible arms or can manipulate objects with some kind of [[Wikipedia:psychokinesis|psychokinesis]]. Some suggest the latter over the former, as these characters' articles of clothing rarely have sleeves where arms would normally be. Some claim the opposite, since there are few instances in which a character manipulates any object from afar. Others believe that there is a combination of both factors in use. Usually, none of the other characters seem to pay any attention to this curiosity, possibly because they have become accustomed to it, although sometimes their lack of arms is referenced.

==References==
[[Image:Local Newspapes.png|thumb|The no-handed deckeman!]]
*[[Armless Invaders]] — Homestar is the titular "armless invader".
*Email [[vacation]] — [[Strong Bad]] imagines, in a hypothetical email from [[Monkey D]], "How does Homestar pick stuff up if he's [[Homestar Runner's Pants|not wearing any Marzi-pants]]?"
*Email [[action figure]] — Homestar's [[Action Figure Character Variations|action figure box]] reads "No arms! Like real life!"
*[[The Interview]] — Strong Bad refers to Homestar as a "no-armed whitey".
*Email [[fingers]] — Homestar makes himself a pair of fake arms.
*[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] — [[Strong Mad]] starts to tell Homestar that he doesn't have arms, but is cut off by the end of the cartoon.
*[[Stinkomanual]] — Level 5's intro reads, "1-Up takes matters into his own, um, torso!"
*[[No Hands On Deck!]] — Homestar's lack of hands, which comes with his lack of arms, is referred to in the title and in a newspaper headline within the toon.
*[[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-02-15|Sketchbook]] — Homestar is seen doing a push-up and the caption reads, "no handed-style!"
*[[DNA Evidence]] — Upon being told that the DNA analysis will cost "an arm and a [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Marzipan's Legs|leg]]", Marzipan replies "Not a problem." ''(see also below)''
*Email [[more armies]] — Homestar remarks that by joining the [[Homestarmy]], one can have a career in the "no-armed forces".
*[[Ever and More!]] — Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] (who have perfectly visible arms) practice Homestar's and the King of Town's secret "handshake" ''(see below)'' by putting their hands on their hips and bobbing up and down.
*Email [[love poems]] — Homestar claims that he has "no-arms-on experience with the lady-makes".
*Email [[magic trick]] — Homestar is in a box and wearing fake arms, and Strong Bad says to Homestar, "You look like a man of many arms," and Homestar replies, "Yeah, I'm like an octopus."
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — If Strong Bad examines Marzipan's vandalized Homestar-shaped float, he remarks that Homestar's head now matches his arms. When Marzipan asks Strong Bad to leave because her mood ring is a deep brown, Strong Bad asks himself, "Should I tell her she doesn't have fingers?"
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad makes a "call to arms" against the King of Town, and asks who in the crowd outside his window supports him. Strong Mad and Coach Z both raise their hands, then the camera pans to Homestar, who squirms for a moment before saying, "I suppose you think you're really funny!" Also, when Homestar declares that even though he appears to be the brains of his outfit, his lady friend (Marzipan) has a good head on her shoulders. Strong Bad replies that nothing about that is true.
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — After telling Strong Bad he's preparing to audition as a singer for [[Pom Pom]], Strong Bad tells Homestar, "Break an arm."
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] tells [[Perducci]] that he wants to see his hands when he shuffles a deck of cards. Perducci (played by the [[King of Town]]) responds by saying "That's... gonna be a bit of a problem."
**Later, after going on Professor Expiremento's Ruby powered rocket, Dangeresque tells Uzi Bazooka he's going to "crash into the chip on [his] invisible shoulder".
*Email [[email thunder]] ([[email thunder#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — [[Matt]] makes a dual reference to both Homestar's lack of visible arms and Strong Bad's [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|ability to type with his boxing gloves on]] when he asks, "How does Homestar type with no gloves of any kind on?".
*[[Kick-a-Ball]] — [[The Umpire]] cancels a game of One Potato Two Potato between Homestar and Strong Bad after realizing he can't tell who's winning.

==Oddities==
[[Image:mrhomestarms.PNG|thumb|Sketch with arms]]
[[Image:Armlesssleeve.PNG|thumb|Proof that Homestar has invisible arms?]]
[[Image:Homestar with towel.PNG|thumb|"Do you want to watch me bench-press a lot...of weights?"]]
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] — Marzipan slaps Homestar across the face, leaving a visible handprint.
**In the commentary, Strong Bad says that Marzipan has really nice hands and Homestar replies, "Yeah, I suppose she does."
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version]] — Marzipan asks if the [[oven mitts]] Strong Bad is wearing are hers, but she would not need oven mitts if she has no hands.
*[[The Reddest Radish]] — Marzipan knocks on the door of Homestar's house with her head, despite the fact she could have used her invisible arms/telekinetic powers instead.
**Likewise, in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], Homestar knocks on Marzipan's door with his head, although this could be due to his silliness, or possibly because he's holding his bagful of candy with both "hands".
*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]] — [[The Announcer]] proclaims that Homestar has jumped jacks for the longest continuous time despite the fact it would be hard to tell if he ever stopped clapping his "hands."
*Email [[halloweener]] — Homestar wears boxing gloves on his feet and an oven mitt on his head.
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — The goblin easily manipulates both of Strong Bad's arms when he is in costume (and also [[Lack of Visible Arms#Characters With No Visible Arms|removing]] it).
*[[Homestar vs. Little Girl 2]] — When [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet Homestar]] plays tag with [[Little Girl]], he touches her with his head.
*Email [[the bird]] — Strong Bad flips Homestar off, and after Homestar replies "Right back atcha," Strong Bad exclaims, "He just gave me the bird!"
*Email [[your friends]] — When Strong Bad asks Marzipan to hold out her hands, she just says she doesn't want to. Of course, she may be aware that Strong Bad is preparing to hand her a saw blade.
*Email [[the show]] and [[Main Page 19]] — Homestar holds a microphone and sorts through a stack of index cards at the same time. This action could require more than two hands.
*[[Strong Bad Sings]] — One of Strong Bad's songs is titled "This One Time I Saw Homestar Punching a Kitten in the Throat".
*Email [[marzipan]] — Strong Bad remarks that "Marzipan can't keep her hands offa" him, although this could be just a figure of speech.
*Email [[time capsule]] — Homestar is able to manipulate the box, box lid, and wig all at the same time.
*[[Secret Song (video)]] — Puppet Homestar plays the piano with both his invisible hands and the side of his head.
*[[Puppet Jam: Everybody Knows It]] — Puppet Homestar gives high fives to [[They Might Be Giants]].
*[[Arcade Game]], and emails [[credit card]], [[50 emails]], [[anything]], and [[email thunder]] — Homestar can type on a keyboard. Also, in [[anything]], as well as [[retirement]], he is able to lift and pour a bottle of soda on Strong Bad's computer.
**Similarly, in the [[King of Town Email]] (reached via the [[King of Town Main Page]]), the King of Town is heard typing on the keyboard of the broken [[Tandy 400]].
*[[Puppet Jam: Apple Juice Blues]] — Homestar says, "my arm really really hurts," though it is probably [[Matt Chapman]] speaking about his own arm.
*[[Strong Bad#Character Video Transcript|Strong Bad's Character Video]] — Homestar stands in line to receive a high five from Strong Bad.
*[[Biz Cas Fri 1]] — When Homestar "helps" Strong Bad with his spreadsheet, Homestar types with his head, even though he could type with his "hands" in [[50 emails]], [[anything]], and [[Arcade Game]].
*Email [[extra plug]] — Homestar is tied with an extension cord around his torso in a position normally used to secure someone's arms.
*Email [[space program]] — Homestar owns a sweater with sleeves. The sleeves could explain why he has difficulty putting on the sweater in the email.
**In the [[space_program#DVD_Version|DVD commentary]] for this email, Mike asks Homestar why his sweater has sleeves. His reply is simply "Shut up! Shut up, and I'm out." Following this, Homestar "leaves" the commentary booth and is replaced by Strong Bad.
*Email [[highschool]] — [[Teenage Variation#Teenage Homestar|Teenage Homestar]] sings "Shaking hands with my man" in Strong Bad's doodle memory/hazardous guess.
*[[Strongest Man in the World]] — Homestar gives Pom Pom a high five.
*[[Lappynapped!]] — The King of Town refers to himself as "Furious Fingers."
*[[Ballad of the Sneak]] — [[The Homestar Runner]] is seen with crutches after the Sneak "dropped him from his flying machine".
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — Homestar wears a towel around his neck as though he has shoulders.
*Email [[strong badathlon]] — Homestar, the champion of the Greco-Roman Homestar Crud-Out-of-Beating event, takes swings at himself. Visible air disturbances appear where his extremities are presumably traveling.
*Email [[your funeral]] — As Homestar enters Marzipan's house, he hangs up a coat with sleeves.
*[[Date Nite]] — When Marzipan and The Cheat go out for their date, he offers her his arm to escort her, and she apparently holds it as they walk.
*[[DNA Evidence]] — When Homestar, while wearing a trench coat, lifts the glass of DNA evidence to drink it, the right arm of the trench coat raises as though he has an arm, but he seems to lack shoulders. ''(see also above)''
*[[Ever and More!]] — Homestar and the King of Town can be heard slapping hands as they demonstrate their "secret handshake."
*[[Main Page 24]] — Homestar asks "How many fingers am I holding up?"
*[[Quality Time]] — Both Homestar and Marzipan are able to manipulate the cardboard versions of each other from several feet away. Marzipan is also able to both play guitar and manipulate [[Cardboard Homestar]] at the same time.
*Email [[slumber party]] — Homestar's dad only lets Homestar play [[Clapping Party]].
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] — While chained in the dungeon, Homestar appears to be floating between the two manacles.
*[[A Death-Defying Decemberween]] — When Homestar plays the piano, its keys can be seen being depressed. Later, he is displeased at being given a brown sweater with sleeves, although a good deal of his displeasure at this present is likely due to its being a brown sweater.
*[[Hremail 62]] — Homestar manipulates three separate pieces of paper and his brellow crayon at the same time, which, given the position in which he's holding them, would normally require four arms.
**Similarly, in [[Hremail 2000]], Homestar holds up two socks and two shoes individually.
* In [[HSR Xeriouxly Forxe]], H. Star gains robotic arms, M.Z. Pan gains tentacles, and Xing Town gains clawed wings, leaving Homsar as the only normally-armless character to still lack them. However, Ch8t has no limbs at all.

==Characters With No Visible Arms==
These characters have no visible arms, yet have been observed manipulating objects:

<gallery>
Image:hs as pof..PNG|<center>'''[[Homestar Runner]]'''</center>
Image:marzipan.png|<center>'''[[Marzipan]]'''</center>
Image:Kingoftownglasses.PNG|<center>'''[[The King of Town]]'''</center>
Image:Homsar Paintbrush.png|<center>'''[[Homsar]]'''</center>
Image:THR eating soup.png|<center>'''[[The Homestar Runner|The Homestar Runner]]'''</center>
Image:O-T Marzipan Teacup.png|<center>'''[[Old-Timey Marzipan]]'''</center>
Image:1-Up Pudding.png|<center>'''[[1-Up]]'''</center>
Image:The Wheelchair Cabbage.png|<center>'''[[The Wheelchair]]'''</center>
Image:The Goblin Unzipping Costume.png|<center>'''[[The Goblin]]'''</center>
Image:The Knight Bass Drum.png|<center>'''[[The Knight]]'''</center>
Image:Little Chef Dude KOT DVD.PNG|<center>'''[[The Little Chef Guy]]'''</center>
Image:The Bishop reading scroll.png|<center>'''[[The Cleric]]'''</center>
Image:yodeling man.png|<center>'''[[Unnamed Characters#The Yodeling Man|The Yodeling Man]]'''</center>
Image:Wagon Fulla Pancakes Briefcase.png|<center>'''[[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]]'''</center>
Image:Tandy Magnet.png|<center>'''[[Tandy 400]]'''
Image:Marshie cane.PNG|<center>'''[[Marshie]]'''</center>
Image:ShmallowHat.png|<center>'''[[Mr. Shmallow (character)|Mr. Shmallow]]'''</center>
Image:Preshy holding Carol.PNG|<center>'''[[Rejected Characters#Preshy and Rafferdy|Preshy]]'''
Image:cherrygreg.png|<center>'''[[Clapperboard|Clapper Loader]]'''</center>
Image:Sketchbook 02-28-2008.png|<center>'''[[Rejected Characters#Homeschool Winner|Homeschool Winner]]''' (right)</center>
Image:Sketchbook-10-15-2009.png|<center>'''[[Rejected Characters#Champeen|Champeen]]'''</center>
Image:Sad_Kids'_treat_bag.png|<center>'''[[The Sad Kids]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== Debatable Characters ===
These characters lack visible arms, but have never been seen manipulating objects:

<gallery>
Image:nibbles.PNG|<center>'''[[Nibbles]]'''</center>
Image:theunguraits.png|<center>'''[[Rejected Characters#The Unguraits|The Unguraits]]'''</center>
Image:DancingBros.PNG|<center>'''[[The Dancing Brothers]]'''</center>
Image:Tradingcardcheat.PNG|<center>'''[[Cheatball]]'''</center>
Image:Xerioux_Ch8t.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#Ch8t|Ch8t]]'''</center></gallery>

==See also==
*[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]]
*[[Lack of Visible Body Parts]]

[[Category:Object running gags]]
[[Category:Research]]

Lack of Visible Arms

Desktop — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:31:52 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:Homestar's Arms.PNG|thumb|"Homestarms"]]
One of the ultimate mysteries in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner body of work]] is that [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]], [[The King of Town]], [[Homsar]], and many other characters all '''lack visible arms''' and hands. In spite of this, they have the ability to pick up, carry, and manipulate objects at will. The most common explanations for this phenomenon are that they either have invisible arms or can manipulate objects with some kind of [[Wikipedia:psychokinesis|psychokinesis]]. Some suggest the latter over the former, as these characters' articles of clothing rarely have sleeves where arms would normally be. Some claim the opposite, since there are few instances in which a character manipulates any object from afar. Others believe that there is a combination of both factors in use. Usually, none of the other characters seem to pay any attention to this curiosity, possibly because they have become accustomed to it, although sometimes their lack of arms is referenced.

==References==
[[Image:Local Newspapes.png|thumb|The no-handed deckeman!]]
*[[Armless Invaders]] — Homestar is the titular "armless invader".
*Email [[vacation]] — [[Strong Bad]] imagines, in a hypothetical email from [[Monkey D]], "How does Homestar pick stuff up if he's [[Homestar Runner's Pants|not wearing any Marzi-pants]]?"
*Email [[action figure]] — Homestar's [[Action Figure Character Variations|action figure box]] reads "No arms! Like real life!"
*[[The Interview]] — Strong Bad refers to Homestar as a "no-armed whitey".
*Email [[fingers]] — Homestar makes himself a pair of fake arms.
*[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] — [[Strong Mad]] starts to tell Homestar that he doesn't have arms, but is cut off by the end of the cartoon.
*[[Stinkomanual]] — Level 5's intro reads, "1-Up takes matters into his own, um, torso!"
*[[No Hands On Deck!]] — Homestar's lack of hands, which comes with his lack of arms, is referred to in the title and in a newspaper headline within the toon.
*[[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-02-15|Sketchbook]] — Homestar is seen doing a push-up and the caption reads, "no handed-style!"
*[[DNA Evidence]] — Upon being told that the DNA analysis will cost "an arm and a [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Marzipan's Legs|leg]]", Marzipan replies "Not a problem." ''(see also below)''
*Email [[more armies]] — Homestar remarks that by joining the [[Homestarmy]], one can have a career in the "no-armed forces".
*[[Ever and More!]] — Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] (who have perfectly visible arms) practice Homestar's and the King of Town's secret "handshake" ''(see below)'' by putting their hands on their hips and bobbing up and down.
*Email [[love poems]] — Homestar claims that he has "no-arms-on experience with the lady-makes".
*Email [[magic trick]] — Homestar is in a box and wearing fake arms, and Strong Bad says to Homestar, "You look like a man of many arms," and Homestar replies, "Yeah, I'm like an octopus."
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — If Strong Bad examines Marzipan's vandalized Homestar-shaped float, he remarks that Homestar's head now matches his arms. When Marzipan asks Strong Bad to leave because her mood ring is a deep brown, Strong Bad asks himself, "Should I tell her she doesn't have fingers?"
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad makes a "call to arms" against the King of Town, and asks who in the crowd outside his window supports him. Strong Mad and Coach Z both raise their hands, then the camera pans to Homestar, who squirms for a moment before saying, "I suppose you think you're really funny!" Also, when Homestar declares that even though he appears to be the brains of his outfit, his lady friend (Marzipan) has a good head on her shoulders. Strong Bad replies that nothing about that is true.
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — After telling Strong Bad he's preparing to audition as a singer for [[Pom Pom]], Strong Bad tells Homestar, "Break an arm."
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] tells [[Perducci]] that he wants to see his hands when he shuffles a deck of cards. Perducci (played by the [[King of Town]]) responds by saying "That's... gonna be a bit of a problem."
**Later, after going on Professor Expiremento's Ruby powered rocket, Dangeresque tells Uzi Bazooka he's going to "crash into the chip on [his] invisible shoulder".
*Email [[email thunder]] ([[email thunder#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — [[Matt]] makes a dual reference to both Homestar's lack of visible arms and Strong Bad's [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|ability to type with his boxing gloves on]] when he asks, "How does Homestar type with no gloves of any kind on?".
*[[Kick-a-Ball]] — [[The Umpire]] cancels a game of One Potato Two Potato between Homestar and Strong Bad after realizing he can't tell who's winning.
*[[Twenty THANXty Six]] — Stinkoman prepares to drive a tractor despite the fact that he has no thumbs to grip the wheel.

==Oddities==
[[Image:mrhomestarms.PNG|thumb|Sketch with arms]]
[[Image:Armlesssleeve.PNG|thumb|Proof that Homestar has invisible arms?]]
[[Image:Homestar with towel.PNG|thumb|"Do you want to watch me bench-press a lot...of weights?"]]
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] — Marzipan slaps Homestar across the face, leaving a visible handprint.
**In the commentary, Strong Bad says that Marzipan has really nice hands and Homestar replies, "Yeah, I suppose she does."
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version]] — Marzipan asks if the [[oven mitts]] Strong Bad is wearing are hers, but she would not need oven mitts if she has no hands.
*[[The Reddest Radish]] — Marzipan knocks on the door of Homestar's house with her head, despite the fact she could have used her invisible arms/telekinetic powers instead.
**Likewise, in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], Homestar knocks on Marzipan's door with his head, although this could be due to his silliness, or possibly because he's holding his bagful of candy with both "hands".
*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]] — [[The Announcer]] proclaims that Homestar has jumped jacks for the longest continuous time despite the fact it would be hard to tell if he ever stopped clapping his "hands."
*Email [[halloweener]] — Homestar wears boxing gloves on his feet and an oven mitt on his head.
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — The goblin easily manipulates both of Strong Bad's arms when he is in costume (and also [[Lack of Visible Arms#Characters With No Visible Arms|removing]] it).
*[[Homestar vs. Little Girl 2]] — When [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet Homestar]] plays tag with [[Little Girl]], he touches her with his head.
*Email [[the bird]] — Strong Bad flips Homestar off, and after Homestar replies "Right back atcha," Strong Bad exclaims, "He just gave me the bird!"
*Email [[your friends]] — When Strong Bad asks Marzipan to hold out her hands, she just says she doesn't want to. Of course, she may be aware that Strong Bad is preparing to hand her a saw blade.
*Email [[the show]] and [[Main Page 19]] — Homestar holds a microphone and sorts through a stack of index cards at the same time. This action could require more than two hands.
*[[Strong Bad Sings]] — One of Strong Bad's songs is titled "This One Time I Saw Homestar Punching a Kitten in the Throat".
*Email [[marzipan]] — Strong Bad remarks that "Marzipan can't keep her hands offa" him, although this could be just a figure of speech.
*Email [[time capsule]] — Homestar is able to manipulate the box, box lid, and wig all at the same time.
*[[Secret Song (video)]] — Puppet Homestar plays the piano with both his invisible hands and the side of his head.
*[[Puppet Jam: Everybody Knows It]] — Puppet Homestar gives high fives to [[They Might Be Giants]].
*[[Arcade Game]], and emails [[credit card]], [[50 emails]], [[anything]], and [[email thunder]] — Homestar can type on a keyboard. Also, in [[anything]], as well as [[retirement]], he is able to lift and pour a bottle of soda on Strong Bad's computer.
**Similarly, in the [[King of Town Email]] (reached via the [[King of Town Main Page]]), the King of Town is heard typing on the keyboard of the broken [[Tandy 400]].
*[[Puppet Jam: Apple Juice Blues]] — Homestar says, "my arm really really hurts," though it is probably [[Matt Chapman]] speaking about his own arm.
*[[Strong Bad#Character Video Transcript|Strong Bad's Character Video]] — Homestar stands in line to receive a high five from Strong Bad.
*[[Biz Cas Fri 1]] — When Homestar "helps" Strong Bad with his spreadsheet, Homestar types with his head, even though he could type with his "hands" in [[50 emails]], [[anything]], and [[Arcade Game]].
*Email [[extra plug]] — Homestar is tied with an extension cord around his torso in a position normally used to secure someone's arms.
*Email [[space program]] — Homestar owns a sweater with sleeves. The sleeves could explain why he has difficulty putting on the sweater in the email.
**In the [[space_program#DVD_Version|DVD commentary]] for this email, Mike asks Homestar why his sweater has sleeves. His reply is simply "Shut up! Shut up, and I'm out." Following this, Homestar "leaves" the commentary booth and is replaced by Strong Bad.
*Email [[highschool]] — [[Teenage Variation#Teenage Homestar|Teenage Homestar]] sings "Shaking hands with my man" in Strong Bad's doodle memory/hazardous guess.
*[[Strongest Man in the World]] — Homestar gives Pom Pom a high five.
*[[Lappynapped!]] — The King of Town refers to himself as "Furious Fingers."
*[[Ballad of the Sneak]] — [[The Homestar Runner]] is seen with crutches after the Sneak "dropped him from his flying machine".
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — Homestar wears a towel around his neck as though he has shoulders.
*Email [[strong badathlon]] — Homestar, the champion of the Greco-Roman Homestar Crud-Out-of-Beating event, takes swings at himself. Visible air disturbances appear where his extremities are presumably traveling.
*Email [[your funeral]] — As Homestar enters Marzipan's house, he hangs up a coat with sleeves.
*[[Date Nite]] — When Marzipan and The Cheat go out for their date, he offers her his arm to escort her, and she apparently holds it as they walk.
*[[DNA Evidence]] — When Homestar, while wearing a trench coat, lifts the glass of DNA evidence to drink it, the right arm of the trench coat raises as though he has an arm, but he seems to lack shoulders. ''(see also above)''
*[[Ever and More!]] — Homestar and the King of Town can be heard slapping hands as they demonstrate their "secret handshake."
*[[Main Page 24]] — Homestar asks "How many fingers am I holding up?"
*[[Quality Time]] — Both Homestar and Marzipan are able to manipulate the cardboard versions of each other from several feet away. Marzipan is also able to both play guitar and manipulate [[Cardboard Homestar]] at the same time.
*Email [[slumber party]] — Homestar's dad only lets Homestar play [[Clapping Party]].
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] — While chained in the dungeon, Homestar appears to be floating between the two manacles.
*[[A Death-Defying Decemberween]] — When Homestar plays the piano, its keys can be seen being depressed. Later, he is displeased at being given a brown sweater with sleeves, although a good deal of his displeasure at this present is likely due to its being a brown sweater.
*[[Hremail 62]] — Homestar manipulates three separate pieces of paper and his brellow crayon at the same time, which, given the position in which he's holding them, would normally require four arms.
**Similarly, in [[Hremail 2000]], Homestar holds up two socks and two shoes individually.
* In [[HSR Xeriouxly Forxe]], H. Star gains robotic arms, M.Z. Pan gains tentacles, and Xing Town gains clawed wings, leaving Homsar as the only normally-armless character to still lack them. However, Ch8t has no limbs at all.

==Characters With No Visible Arms==
These characters have no visible arms, yet have been observed manipulating objects:

<gallery>
Image:hs as pof..PNG|<center>'''[[Homestar Runner]]'''</center>
Image:marzipan.png|<center>'''[[Marzipan]]'''</center>
Image:Kingoftownglasses.PNG|<center>'''[[The King of Town]]'''</center>
Image:Homsar Paintbrush.png|<center>'''[[Homsar]]'''</center>
Image:THR eating soup.png|<center>'''[[The Homestar Runner|The Homestar Runner]]'''</center>
Image:O-T Marzipan Teacup.png|<center>'''[[Old-Timey Marzipan]]'''</center>
Image:1-Up Pudding.png|<center>'''[[1-Up]]'''</center>
Image:The Wheelchair Cabbage.png|<center>'''[[The Wheelchair]]'''</center>
Image:The Goblin Unzipping Costume.png|<center>'''[[The Goblin]]'''</center>
Image:The Knight Bass Drum.png|<center>'''[[The Knight]]'''</center>
Image:Little Chef Dude KOT DVD.PNG|<center>'''[[The Little Chef Guy]]'''</center>
Image:The Bishop reading scroll.png|<center>'''[[The Cleric]]'''</center>
Image:yodeling man.png|<center>'''[[Unnamed Characters#The Yodeling Man|The Yodeling Man]]'''</center>
Image:Wagon Fulla Pancakes Briefcase.png|<center>'''[[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]]'''</center>
Image:Tandy Magnet.png|<center>'''[[Tandy 400]]'''
Image:Marshie cane.PNG|<center>'''[[Marshie]]'''</center>
Image:ShmallowHat.png|<center>'''[[Mr. Shmallow (character)|Mr. Shmallow]]'''</center>
Image:Preshy holding Carol.PNG|<center>'''[[Rejected Characters#Preshy and Rafferdy|Preshy]]'''
Image:cherrygreg.png|<center>'''[[Clapperboard|Clapper Loader]]'''</center>
Image:Sketchbook 02-28-2008.png|<center>'''[[Rejected Characters#Homeschool Winner|Homeschool Winner]]''' (right)</center>
Image:Sketchbook-10-15-2009.png|<center>'''[[Rejected Characters#Champeen|Champeen]]'''</center>
Image:Sad_Kids'_treat_bag.png|<center>'''[[The Sad Kids]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== Debatable Characters ===
These characters lack visible arms, but have never been seen manipulating objects:

<gallery>
Image:nibbles.PNG|<center>'''[[Nibbles]]'''</center>
Image:theunguraits.png|<center>'''[[Rejected Characters#The Unguraits|The Unguraits]]'''</center>
Image:DancingBros.PNG|<center>'''[[The Dancing Brothers]]'''</center>
Image:Tradingcardcheat.PNG|<center>'''[[Cheatball]]'''</center>
Image:Xerioux_Ch8t.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#Ch8t|Ch8t]]'''</center></gallery>

==See also==
*[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]]
*[[Lack of Visible Body Parts]]

[[Category:Object running gags]]
[[Category:Research]]

Coach Z

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[[Image:coach-z.png|thumb|right|200px|More than two problems]]
{{about|main character}} {{for|[[Teen Girl Squad]] character|Olympic Man and Coach}}

==Biography==
'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Wikipedia:Coach (sport)|coach]]" of the residents of [[Free Country, USA]], though it is unclear exactly which sports he coaches. He has a strong accent, based on an [[Wikipedia:Upper Midwest|Upper Midwestern]] [[Wikipedia:North Central American English|accent]] (though it is also sometimes simply nonsensical) which is sometimes difficult for other characters to understand. While occasionally tiresome, he is always ready to offer encouragement and is rarely critical of anyone. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which has lost its meaning through time.

Coach Z wears a blue and purple baseball cap and a large gold Z emblem around his waist. Nobody knows for sure whether his bright green color is his skin or a body suit. However, [[Middle School Variation#Baby Coach Z|baby Coach Z]] seems to be wearing footy pajamas in the email [[highschool]], and on more than one occasion, Coach Z has mentioned his [[pants]]. In [[shapeshifter]], Coach Z referred to his outfit as his "sweaty sweat-sweats", which was seen to have at least one pocket. His head is a white sphere with light gray circles for eyes. Coach Z [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Coach Z's Face|lacks a visible nose and mouth]], but is able to talk, eat, and spit with ease. He has long arms and large feet, but very short legs.

[[Image:Coach z butt.PNG|thumb|An unshaven Coach Z talking about his butt.]]
As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What Now?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been strongly implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0#Message 6|one occasion]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|on her answering machine]] when he was drunk, and another during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. In [[diorama]], Coach Z even refers to Marzipan as his "gorgeous girlfriend". He also has difficulty pronouncing certain words, such as "job" (as shown in the "[[A Jorb Well Done]]" cartoon), instead pronouncing it as "jorb", "jaerb", or "jorearb". In addition to his frequent mispronunciations, Coach Z also seems to have mental and gender confusion problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in [his] head". He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit of [[butt-patting]]. Many characters see him as a nuisance. Even Homestar treated Coach Z with contempt in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], quickly refusing to allow Coach Z to come to his house for [[Decemberween]].

When not working as a coach, Coach Z works with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]]. Coach Z is also the janitor at [[the office]] where Homestar and [[Strong Bad]] work. He is paid on hourly wage and is clearly jealous that Strong Bad is paid on salary. He has also spent time [[Blubb-O's Commercial|dressed as the Blubb-O's Drive-Thru Whale]] mascot. Coach Z owns four [[Wikipedia:Tony Award|Tony awards]], suggesting that he may have a background in theatre. Despite his numerous jobs, Coach Z has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year.

[[Image:Babycz.PNG|thumb|left|115px|The craptain of the foortball torm!]]
Coach Z is a fan of hip-hop and rap music, particularly the [[Wikipedia:Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: He released the single "[[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]," which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], his solo album, entitled "The Z Is All Up Ins", features the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]", and his own rap song, "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]]). Although his usual rapping prowess consists mainly of "count[ing] to two over and over again," as explained in [[nightlife]], he once had a very successful career during his days in the [[Two-o Duo]].

[[Image:CoachZ3D.png|thumb|"Hey, watch where y'er pointin' that 3D!"]]
Coach Z's [[Ages of Characters|age]] is ambiguous, as he appears to be grown up when Strong Bad was a kid in the email [[stand-up]], while they both appeared to be babies in the email [[highschool]] (although this may simply be a product of Strong Bad's [[History According to Strong Bad|"doodle memory"]]). He is likely to be one of the older characters, since in [[caffiene]], Strong Sad's slaps provoke him to cry out "I'm just an old man!" and in [[slumber party]], Strong Bad refers to him, [[Bubs]], and [[The King of Town]] as "older kids."

Coach Z and [[Bubs]] [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|had a falling out]] at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] shows us; Bubs makes a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the parade, and Coach Z retaliates by saying "Serves him right, then" when [[Strong Mad]] steals [[Bubs Concession Stand|his concession stand]]. In the email [[narrator]], it was shown that they had made-up and returned to having boring conversations about [[Bubs's napkins]]. However, in [[Most In The Graveyard]], when it is implied that Coach Z fancies Bubs' sister, Bubs beats him up. In the same toon, it is also revealed that Coach Z and Bubs may actually be very distant cousins, although Bubs finds this hard to believe.

*'''Domicile:''' [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]
*'''Debut:''' "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]"
*[[:Category:Coach Z Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
<gallery>Image:coachzs Z.png|Coach Z's emblem
Image:oldcoach.PNG|Youthful days
Image:Coach Z- no hat.PNG|Hatless
Image:ZsNewMedallion.png|His emblem, squished / skewed / turned all around (from [[redesign]])</gallery>

{{Character Video Transcript}}

==Coach Z's Accent==
The primary factor in his hilarity, Coach Z's Upper Midwestern accent has made him into a very quotable character.

===Sounds Affected===
The most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (i.e. The Cheat) and the short o (job), which both come out as an "or" or "aer" ("The Chort", "jaerb"), although in a few toons such as [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], he's shown to purposly do it.

===List of mispronounced words===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Original Word !! Coach Z's version(s) !! Appears In
|-
| '''Absolutely''' || Abso-prootley || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''About''' || Abrat/Abort || [[No Hands On Deck!]], [[Happy Hallow-day]], [[Loading Screens]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Accent''' || Orccent/Accernt || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Action''' || Airkshin || [[Happy Fireworks]], [[Main Page 23]]
|-
| '''Athlete''' || Airthlete || [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw]]
|-
| '''Awful''' || Orful || Email [[secret recipes]]
|-
| '''Balloon''' || b'lloon || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Bomb''' || Baermb || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [[These peoples try to fade me]]
|-
| '''Captain''' || [[Media:Highschool 6.ogg|Craptain]] || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Charge''' || Chiioooorge || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-

| '''Chips''' || Chorps || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''[[Crap]]''' || Crop || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Credenza''' || Cradernzair || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Crickets''' || Crackets || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Cubicle''' || Kyorbicle || [[DNA Evidence (Toon)|DNA Evidence]]
|-
| '''[[Decemberween]]''' || Decemberwern || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''[[DELETED]]''' || DELORTED || Email [[replacement]]
|-
| '''Did''' || Doird || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Disco''' || Disca || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]]
|-
| '''Drop''' || Drap || Email [[your funeral]]
|-
| '''[[Duck]]''' || Dook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Exaggerate''' || Exorggerate || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Effigy''' || Orfigy, arfigy, RPG, first-person shooter || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-
| '''[[Fhqwhgads]]''' || Forhorglingrads || Email [[sibbie]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Field''' || Fierld || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]], [[Coach Z's 110%]], Email [[dictionary]]
|-
| '''Five''' || Farve || [[A Decemberween Pageant]]
|-
| '''Flapjacks''' || Florpjacks || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Football Team''' || Foortball Torm || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Forgot to putt''' || Forgort to port, forgat to prat, gorka fa pork || Email [[mini-golf]]
|-
| '''Forward''' || Frorward || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Gosh''' || Gorsh || Email [[strong badathlon]], [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]
|-
| '''Gluten''' and '''Glutton''' || Glorten || [[Weclome Back]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Halloworn || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Hallerwern || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Happy Hallow—''' || Horpy Horlow— || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Happy T''' || Horpy Tor || [[Happy T!]]
|-
| '''Hello''' || Hellor || [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]''' || Hamstray, Hamster, Stramstar, [http://www.stairmaster.com Stairmaster], Homegrown, [[Wikipedia:Ramrod|Ramrod]], Humphel || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Hoot''' || Hort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''I Feel Bad''' || Ir feer borld || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Idea''' || Idear || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Inappropriate''' || Inapprapriate || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Inoculate''' || Anorculate || [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments#Burning Horizon Forum|BHZ Anniversary Message]]
|-
| '''[[Jibblie]]''' || Jorbaly || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Job''' || Jorb, Jaerb, Jarb, Joerghb, Jaeoreorb || [[A Jorb Well Done]], Email [[boring (really)]], [[Sbemailiarized!]]
|-
| '''Jujyfruits''' || Jorjyfruits, Jerjyfrorts, Georgie Frorgie, [[Wikipedia:George Foreman|George Foreman]] || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| '''[[Coach Z's Locker Room|Locker]]''' || Lacker/Lacquer || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]], Email [[myths & legends]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Man''' || Marn || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''[[Mike Chapman|Mike]]''' || Mork || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Mother'''|| Mudder|| [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Mouthwash''' || Mouthwarsh || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Musical''' || Myorsical || [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Not''' || Nat || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''October''' || Orctober || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Off''' || Orf || Email [[winter pool]]
|-
| '''Office''' || Arfice || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]]
|-
| '''Out''' || Oat || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Part''' || Prat || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]]
|-
| '''Party''' || Pratty || Email [[impression]]
|-
| '''People''' || Perple || [[8-Bit is Enough]]
|-
| '''[http://www.pertplus.com/ Pert Plus]''' || Port Plus || [[Jibblies 2]], [[hremail3184]] (part of actual packaging)
|-
| '''[[Pom Pom]]''' || Pam Pam || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Problem''' || Praeblem || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]], [[On Break]]
|-
| '''Rock bottom''' || Rack battom || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Real''' || Rrrl || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Revealed''' || Revearled || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Solid''' || Salid || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Secret''' || Sorcret, "secret sorcret" || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Situation''' || Sitch'ation || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Speakin' ''' || Sporkin' || Email [[love poems]]
|-
| '''Sports''' || Sprots || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Stick''' || Stark || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Stop''' || Stap || [[Rap Song]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''' || Spring Board || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Suck''' || Sook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Swedish Fish''' || Swordish Forsh || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Talkin' about''' || Torkin' abort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Terrible''' || Terbirle || Email [[senior prom]]
|-

| '''[[The Cheat]]''' || The Chort || ''see [[Nicknames#The Cheat|Nicknames]]''
|-
| '''There''' || Dere, dare || Email [[lures & jigs]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]], Email [[theme park]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thousand''' || Trousand || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thug''' || Thorg || [[Halloween Fairstival]]
|-
| '''Touchdown''' || Torchdown || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] ''(Written)''
|-
| '''Thumb''' || Thermb || [[Some Stupid Turkey]]
|-
| '''[[Toilet]]''' || Terlet || [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[A Folky Tale]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] (Bubs, Homestar), Email [[unnatural]]

|-
|'''Tomorrow''' || Tomoarow, || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Trick or Treat''' || Track or Trort || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Undefeated''' || Undeforted || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Unfortunate''' || Unfarchunate || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Up''' || Arp || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Volvo|Volvo]]''' || Vorlvo || [[rated]]
|-
| '''What''' || Whort || [[Date Nite]]
|-
| '''Video''' || Videro || [[Coach Z's 110%]]
|-
| '''Yipe''' || Yorp || Email [[redesign]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba|Yo Gabba Gabba]] || Yor garble garble || [[Most in the Graveyard]]
|-
| '''You Say Tomato,''' '''I Say Tomato''' || You Say Tomater, "[[Quote of the Week#QW-2005-12-08|I zader matermorts]]" || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
|}

[[Category:Word running gags]]

===Inconsistencies===

Evidence has suggested that Coach Z's accent may be bogus:
*After saying "track or trort" in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], Bubs gets on his case and he says "trick or treat" correctly. If given "Swedish Fish," said as "Swordish Forsh," Bubs gets on his case again and Coach Z says "It's a crowd-pleaser."
*In [[boring (really)]], while Strong Bad is writing his list of three-letter words, Coach Z interrupts him at the word "job", saying that "jorb is a four letters word."
*Coach Z says "The Cheat" immediately after "The Chort" in [[mascot]], though he speaks as though he's talking about two different people.
*In the DVD commentary for [[part-time job]], [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] exploits Coach Z's "accent" by implying that not only does Coach Z add the letter R to words, but now also likes to switch letters around sometimes, and in reply Coach Z partially admits to his accent being bogus.
*In [[cliffhangers]], in the process of his attempted unmasking of [[The Thnikkaman]], he says "secret sorcret" twice, referring to Thnikkaman's secret being revealed and his shame in having really bad hand-eye coordination.
*While playing [[Renaldo]] in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]], he pronounces "off" both correctly and incorrectly in the same sentence.
*In [[Loading Screens]], Coach Z's accent is much less pronounced than usual.

===Featured in===
*[[A Jorb Well Done]]
*[[Coach Z Talker]]

==Coach Z's "more than two problems"==
Coach Z has claimed to have "more than two problems." An analysis of his behavior shows the following problems.
*Medical
**He has "[[rampage|problems with his feet]]", including [[labor day|athlete's foot]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre | bunions, corns and calluses]].
**He has [[#Character Video Transcript|mentioned]] [[rampage|several times]] that he [[slumber party|has a bad back]].
**When his bathing suit is removed, he [[underlings|leaks a black fluid]].
**He has [[cliffhangers|bad hand-eye coordination]].

*Psychological
**He [[garage sale|thinks that he is a mother]].
**He [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|sometimes forgets what's real and what's just in his head]].
**He has an obsession with [[butts]].
**He seems to [[Date Nite|believe he's in a relationship with Bubs]].
**He has [[mini-golf|short-term memory loss]].
**He once asked a [[Wormdingler|drawing he made]] to [[Trogday 08#Easter_Eggs|be his bride]].
**He believes that a [[diorama|sketch of a cell phone]] is a real cell phone.
**He asked Homestar to [[Baddest of the Bands|marry him]].
**He has an [[imaginary|imaginary friend]] named "Real Live Actual Mr. Blangcaster Next Door", and by the look of his outline, is very shady looking.

*[[Alcohol]]ism
**He has been drunk multiple times, usually on [[Listerine]].
**He spiked the punch at the [[senior prom]] with Listerine.
**He [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0|called Marzipan while being drunk]], along with Bubs.

*Anti-social behavior
**He wears a [[underlings|disturbingly small bathing suit]] when swimming, and doesn't realize that it makes others uncomfortable.
**He [[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship|has a crush on Marzipan]]. He has occasionally made [[Fall Float Parade|"inapprapriate" comments]] about her and has [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2|let it slip]] that he snuck into her house. It now seems that he has been [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|given a restraining order]] preventing him from coming within 500 feet of [[Marzipan's house]].
**He was sent to [[Play Date|juvenile prison]].

*Hygiene
**He holds the [[record book|record]] for the longest time gone without [[showering]].
**He wears [[shapeshifter|sweaty pants]].
**He [[hremail3184|showers with spit]].

*Speech Impediment
**See [[#Coach Z's Accent|above]].

*Lack of generally common knowledge
**Despite being a coach, he [[secret recipes|doesn't know what a basketball is]].
**He's [[rampage|bad at abbreviations]].
**He claims to [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|only know a few words]], such as "pfargtl", his "favorite animal".
**At one point, he believed that the shower heads in his locker room were his "[[hygiene|drippy, broken speakers]]".
**He believes a [[cardboard box]] with a detached microphone is a [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2|record studio]].
**He thinks [[environment|cooking with hydroelectricity]] means running a hot dog under the shower.

*Financial
**He claims he [[These Peoples Try To Fade Me|has money, but not much]].
**He lives in a gymnasium locker room.
**He frequently has his power shut off because he [[Homestar Presents: Presents|forgets to pay his bills]].
**He has occasionally [[Blubb-O's Commercial|attempted to be sent to prison]], since he would be guaranteed "three square meals a day".
**He [[secret recipes|can't afford "money cost"]] ice cream.

*Miscellaneous
**He often [[secret recipes|pukes his pants]].
**He carries a bottle of [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|questionable water]] with him at all times for questionable reasons.
**Even when he finds he's eating something awful, he [[secret recipes|still eats it]].
**He [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|enjoys covering puke in sawdust]], claiming that "Sawdust makes everything delicious".
**He admits he [[theme park|likes a good chafe]].
**He never seems to notice or complain that there is [[Homestar Ruiner|itching powder in his jock strap]].

==Discography==
*[[These Peoples Try To Fade Me]] (2003)
*[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]
*[[being mean|Coach Z Gets Noice]]
*[[Rap Song]] featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]] (2007)
*[[Loading Screens]] with [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]]

== Fun Facts ==
*Coach Z's accent came from a depressing Midwestern voice that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and some friends would do in college.
*It was revealed in issue #21 of [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|Wonkavision]] magazine that Coach Z is named after [[Craig Zobel]].
*According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt pats]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
*Coach Z was originally known as "Coach Zee."
*Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].
*In [[Date Nite]] he is shown without his hat and wearing hair curlers, despite a lack of visible hair.
*On Coach Z's emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a backwards Z formation.
*According to the [[Old Characters Page]], Coach Z wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z". He has been seen coaching on numerous occasions since then, though his talent at it is still dubious at best.
*Coach Z is given a new display of angry eyes, as shown in [[Kick-A-Ball]] and [[hremail3184]].

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and Coach Z's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[20X6 Coach Z]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
*[[Other Character Variations|Coach Zed]]
*[[Strong Badman Characters#Damp Towel Man|Damp Towel Man]]
*Zoach C ([[HSR Xeriouxly Forxe]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as something hip-hop-related, or in the case of Theo Huxtable, something he believes to be hip-hop related. (The Noid costume was not released.)

*[[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[Wikipedia:Shock G|Humpty Hump]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[Wikipedia:Christopher "Kid" Reid|Kid]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*[[Wikipedia:Kool Moe Dee|Kool Moe Dee]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*[[Wikipedia:Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Theo Huxtable (from [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*[[Wikipedia:Queen Latifah|Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]].
*[[Wikipedia:So So Def Recordings|So So Def Recordings Logo]] in [[Jibblies 2]].
*[[Wikipedia:Lance Robertson|DJ Lance Rock]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]].
*[[Wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]].

==Quotes of the Week==
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*{{qotw|"What kinda wood ya use there, Strong Bad? Cause y'know I knew a guy up in Paughkeegan who could work wonders with a piece of..."|[[The Luau]] extended take |Mirror:cz_wood.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I think there's a Blubb-O's Li'l Lubber's meal rattlin around up there somewhere."|[[On Break]] outtake|Mirror:cz_lillubbers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You don't need no consummate V's to be my bride."|[[Trogday 08]] Easter egg|Mirror:cz_bemybride.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Mmmmm! Drink in that bun!"|[[environment]]|Mirror:cz_drinkin.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Coach Z, R-A-P. Accidentally featuring Peacey P..." ''{entire "Rap Song"}''|[[Rap Song]]|Mirror:rapsong.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I feel like that school child on the first day of Christmas!"|QotW exclusive|Mirror:cz schoolchild.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. I guess I forgort to port. Oh! I guess I forgat to prat! OH! Gorka fa pork!"|[[mini-golf]]|Mirror:cz forgortport.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You say tomater, I zader madermorts."|[[Fall Float Parade]]|Mirror:cz tomater.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!"|[[Happy Fireworks]]|Mirror:cz dazzlemaze.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Once again, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz slipthrufingers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz bdhman.zip}}
*{{qotw|"My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'."|[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]|Mirror:cz oachz.mp3}}
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==See Also==
*[[Coach Z Evolution]]
*[[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Coach Z|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
* [[HR:vcr cz.html|watch Coach Z's character video]]
* [[HR:vcr cz.swf|view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video]]

{{Characters|Coach Z}}

Coach Z

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==Biography==
'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Wikipedia:Coach (sport)|coach]]" of the residents of [[Free Country, USA]], though it is unclear exactly which sports he coaches. He has a strong accent, based on an [[Wikipedia:Upper Midwest|Upper Midwestern]] [[Wikipedia:North Central American English|accent]] (though it is also sometimes simply nonsensical) which is sometimes difficult for other characters to understand. While occasionally tiresome, he is always ready to offer encouragement and is rarely critical of anyone. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which has lost its meaning through time.

Coach Z wears a blue and purple baseball cap and a large gold Z emblem around his waist. Nobody knows for sure whether his bright green color is his skin or a body suit. However, [[Middle School Variation#Baby Coach Z|baby Coach Z]] seems to be wearing footy pajamas in the email [[highschool]], and on more than one occasion, Coach Z has mentioned his [[pants]]. In [[shapeshifter]], Coach Z referred to his outfit as his "sweaty sweat-sweats", which was seen to have at least one pocket. His head is a white sphere with light gray circles for eyes. Coach Z [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Coach Z's Face|lacks a visible nose and mouth]], but is able to talk, eat, and spit with ease. He has long arms and large feet, but very short legs.

[[Image:Coach z butt.PNG|thumb|An unshaven Coach Z talking about his butt.]]
As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What Now?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been strongly implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0#Message 6|one occasion]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|on her answering machine]] when he was drunk, and another during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. In [[diorama]], Coach Z even refers to Marzipan as his "gorgeous girlfriend". He also has difficulty pronouncing certain words, such as "job" (as shown in the "[[A Jorb Well Done]]" cartoon), instead pronouncing it as "jorb", "jaerb", or "jorearb". In addition to his frequent mispronunciations, Coach Z also seems to have mental and gender confusion problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in [his] head". He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit of [[butt-patting]]. Many characters see him as a nuisance. Even Homestar treated Coach Z with contempt in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], quickly refusing to allow Coach Z to come to his house for [[Decemberween]].

When not working as a coach, Coach Z works with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]]. Coach Z is also the janitor at [[the office]] where Homestar and [[Strong Bad]] work. He is paid on hourly wage and is clearly jealous that Strong Bad is paid on salary. He has also spent time [[Blubb-O's Commercial|dressed as the Blubb-O's Drive-Thru Whale]] mascot. Coach Z owns four [[Wikipedia:Tony Award|Tony awards]], suggesting that he may have a background in theatre. Despite his numerous jobs, Coach Z has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year.

[[Image:Babycz.PNG|thumb|left|115px|The craptain of the foortball torm!]]
Coach Z is a fan of hip-hop and rap music, particularly the [[Wikipedia:Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: He released the single "[[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]," which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], his solo album, entitled "The Z Is All Up Ins", features the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]", and his own rap song, "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]]). Although his usual rapping prowess consists mainly of "count[ing] to two over and over again," as explained in [[nightlife]], he once had a very successful career during his days in the [[Two-o Duo]].

[[Image:CoachZ3D.png|thumb|"Hey, watch where y'er pointin' that 3D!"]]
Coach Z's [[Ages of Characters|age]] is ambiguous, as he appears to be grown up when Strong Bad was a kid in the email [[stand-up]], while they both appeared to be babies in the email [[highschool]] (although this may simply be a product of Strong Bad's [[History According to Strong Bad|"doodle memory"]]). He is likely to be one of the older characters, since in [[caffiene]], Strong Sad's slaps provoke him to cry out "I'm just an old man!" and in [[slumber party]], Strong Bad refers to him, [[Bubs]], and [[The King of Town]] as "older kids."

Coach Z and [[Bubs]] [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|had a falling out]] at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] shows us; Bubs makes a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the parade, and Coach Z retaliates by saying "Serves him right, then" when [[Strong Mad]] steals [[Bubs Concession Stand|his concession stand]]. In the email [[narrator]], it was shown that they had made-up and returned to having boring conversations about [[Bubs's napkins]]. However, in [[Most In The Graveyard]], when it is implied that Coach Z fancies Bubs' sister, Bubs beats him up. In the same toon, it is also revealed that Coach Z and Bubs may actually be very distant cousins, although Bubs finds this hard to believe.

*'''Domicile:''' [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]
*'''Debut:''' "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]"
*[[:Category:Coach Z Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
<gallery>Image:coachzs Z.png|Coach Z's emblem
Image:oldcoach.PNG|Youthful days
Image:Coach Z- no hat.PNG|Hatless
Image:ZsNewMedallion.png|His emblem, squished / skewed / turned all around (from [[redesign]])</gallery>

{{Character Video Transcript}}

==Coach Z's Accent==
The primary factor in his hilarity, Coach Z's Upper Midwestern accent has made him into a very quotable character.

===Sounds Affected===
The most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (i.e. The Cheat) and the short o (job), which both come out as an "or" or "aer" ("The Chort", "jaerb"), although in a few toons such as [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], he's shown to purposly do it.

===List of mispronounced words===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Original Word !! Coach Z's version(s) !! Appears In
|-
| '''Absolutely''' || Abso-prootley || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''About''' || Abrat/Abort || [[No Hands On Deck!]], [[Happy Hallow-day]], [[Loading Screens]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Accent''' || Orccent/Accernt || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Action''' || Airkshin || [[Happy Fireworks]], [[Main Page 23]]
|-
| '''Athlete''' || Airthlete || [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw]]
|-
| '''Awful''' || Orful || Email [[secret recipes]]
|-
| '''Balloon''' || b'lloon || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Bomb''' || Baermb || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [[These peoples try to fade me]]
|-
| '''Captain''' || [[Media:Highschool 6.ogg|Craptain]] || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Charge''' || Chiioooorge || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-

| '''Chips''' || Chorps || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''[[Crap]]''' || Crop || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Credenza''' || Cradernzair || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Crickets''' || Crackets || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Cubicle''' || Kyorbicle || [[DNA Evidence (Toon)|DNA Evidence]]
|-
| '''[[Decemberween]]''' || Decemberwern || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''[[DELETED]]''' || DELORTED || Email [[replacement]]
|-
| '''Did''' || Doird || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Disco''' || Disca || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]]
|-
| '''Drop''' || Drap || Email [[your funeral]]
|-
| '''[[Duck]]''' || Dook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Exaggerate''' || Exorggerate || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Effigy''' || Orfigy, arfigy, RPG, first-person shooter || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-
| '''[[Fhqwhgads]]''' || Forhorglingrads || Email [[sibbie]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Field''' || Fierld || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]], [[Coach Z's 110%]], Email [[dictionary]]
|-
| '''Five''' || Farve || [[A Decemberween Pageant]]
|-
| '''Flapjacks''' || Florpjacks || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Football Team''' || Foortball Torm || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Forgot to putt''' || Forgort to port, forgat to prat, gorka fa pork || Email [[mini-golf]]
|-
| '''Forward''' || Frorward || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Gosh''' || Gorsh || Email [[strong badathlon]], [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]
|-
| '''Gluten''' and '''Glutton''' || Glorten || [[Weclome Back]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Halloworn || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Hallerwern || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Happy Hallow—''' || Horpy Horlow— || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Happy T''' || Horpy Tor || [[Happy T!]]
|-
| '''Hello''' || Hellor || [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]''' || Hamstray, Hamster, Stramstar, [http://www.stairmaster.com Stairmaster], Homegrown, [[Wikipedia:Ramrod|Ramrod]], Humphel || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Hoot''' || Hort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''I Feel Bad''' || Ir feer borld || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Idea''' || Idear || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Inappropriate''' || Inapprapriate || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Inoculate''' || Anorculate || [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments#Burning Horizon Forum|BHZ Anniversary Message]]
|-
| '''[[Jibblie]]''' || Jorbaly || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Job''' || Jorb, Jaerb, Jarb, Joerghb, Jaeoreorb || [[A Jorb Well Done]], Email [[boring (really)]], [[Sbemailiarized!]]
|-
| '''Jujyfruits''' || Jorjyfruits, Jerjyfrorts, Georgie Frorgie, [[Wikipedia:George Foreman|George Foreman]] || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| '''[[Coach Z's Locker Room|Locker]]''' || Lacker/Lacquer || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]], Email [[myths & legends]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Man''' || Marn || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''[[Mike Chapman|Mike]]''' || Mork || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Mother'''|| Mudder|| [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Mouthwash''' || Mouthwarsh || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Musical''' || Myorsical || [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Not''' || Nat || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''October''' || Orctober || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Off''' || Orf || Email [[winter pool]]
|-
| '''Office''' || Arfice || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]]
|-
| '''Out''' || Oat || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Part''' || Prat || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]]
|-
| '''Party''' || Pratty || Email [[impression]]
|-
| '''People''' || Perple || [[8-Bit is Enough]]
|-
| '''[http://www.pertplus.com/ Pert Plus]''' || Port Plus || [[Jibblies 2]], [[hremail3184]] (part of actual packaging)
|-
| '''[[Pom Pom]]''' || Pam Pam || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Problem''' || Praeblem || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]], [[On Break]]
|-
| '''Rock bottom''' || Rack battom || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Real''' || Rrrl || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Revealed''' || Revearled || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Solid''' || Salid || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Secret''' || Sorcret, "secret sorcret" || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Situation''' || Sitch'ation || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Speakin' ''' || Sporkin' || Email [[love poems]]
|-
| '''Sports''' || Sprots || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Stick''' || Stark || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Stop''' || Stap || [[Rap Song]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''' || Spring Board || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Suck''' || Sook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Swedish Fish''' || Swordish Forsh || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Talkin' about''' || Torkin' abort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Terrible''' || Terbirle || Email [[senior prom]]
|-

| '''[[The Cheat]]''' || The Chort || ''see [[Nicknames#The Cheat|Nicknames]]''
|-
| '''There''' || Dere, dare || Email [[lures & jigs]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]], Email [[theme park]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thousand''' || Trousand || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thug''' || Thorg || [[Halloween Fairstival]]
|-
| '''Touchdown''' || Torchdown || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] ''(Written)''
|-
| '''Thumb''' || Thermb || [[Some Stupid Turkey]]
|-
| '''[[Toilet]]''' || Terlet || [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[A Folky Tale]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] (Bubs, Homestar), Email [[unnatural]]

|-
|'''Tomorrow''' || Tomoarow, || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Trick or Treat''' || Track or Trort || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Undefeated''' || Undeforted || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Unfortunate''' || Unfarchunate || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Up''' || Arp || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Volvo|Volvo]]''' || Vorlvo || [[rated]]
|-
| '''What''' || Whort || [[Date Nite]]
|-
| '''Video''' || Videro || [[Coach Z's 110%]]
|-
| '''Yipe''' || Yorp || Email [[redesign]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba|Yo Gabba Gabba]] || Yor garble garble || [[Most in the Graveyard]]
|-
| '''You Say Tomato,''' '''I Say Tomato''' || You Say Tomater, "[[Quote of the Week#QW-2005-12-08|I zader matermorts]]" || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
|}

[[Category:Word running gags]]

===Inconsistencies===

Evidence has suggested that Coach Z's accent may be bogus:
*After saying "track or trort" in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], Bubs gets on his case and he says "trick or treat" correctly. If given "Swedish Fish," said as "Swordish Forsh," Bubs gets on his case again and Coach Z says "It's a crowd-pleaser."
*In [[boring (really)]], while Strong Bad is writing his list of three-letter words, Coach Z interrupts him at the word "job", saying that "jorb is a four letters word."
*Coach Z says "The Cheat" immediately after "The Chort" in [[mascot]], though he speaks as though he's talking about two different people.
*In the DVD commentary for [[part-time job]], [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] exploits Coach Z's "accent" by implying that not only does Coach Z add the letter R to words, but now also likes to switch letters around sometimes, and in reply Coach Z partially admits to his accent being bogus.
*In [[cliffhangers]], in the process of his attempted unmasking of [[The Thnikkaman]], he says "secret sorcret" twice, referring to Thnikkaman's secret being revealed and his shame in having really bad hand-eye coordination.
*While playing [[Renaldo]] in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]], he pronounces "off" both correctly and incorrectly in the same sentence.
*In [[Loading Screens]], Coach Z's accent is much less pronounced than usual.

===Featured in===
*[[A Jorb Well Done]]
*[[Coach Z Talker]]

==Coach Z's "more than two problems"==
Coach Z has claimed to have "more than two problems." An analysis of his behavior shows the following problems.
*Medical
**He has "[[rampage|problems with his feet]]", including [[labor day|athlete's foot]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre | bunions, corns and calluses]].
**He has [[#Character Video Transcript|mentioned]] [[rampage|several times]] that he [[slumber party|has a bad back]].
**When his bathing suit is removed, he [[underlings|leaks a black fluid]].
**He has [[cliffhangers|bad hand-eye coordination]].

*Psychological
**He [[garage sale|thinks that he is a mother]].
**He [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|sometimes forgets what's real and what's just in his head]].
**He has an obsession with [[butts]].
**He seems to [[Date Nite|believe he's in a relationship with Bubs]].
**He has [[mini-golf|short-term memory loss]].
**He once asked a [[Wormdingler|drawing he made]] to [[Trogday 08#Easter_Eggs|be his bride]].
**He believes that a [[diorama|sketch of a cell phone]] is a real cell phone.
**He asked Homestar to [[Baddest of the Bands|marry him]].
**He has an [[imaginary|imaginary friend]] named "Real Live Actual Mr. Blangcaster Next Door", and by the look of his outline, is very shady looking.

*[[Alcohol]]ism
**He has been drunk multiple times, usually on [[Listerine]].
**He spiked the punch at the [[senior prom]] with Listerine.
**He [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0|called Marzipan while being drunk]], along with Bubs.

*Anti-social behavior
**He wears a [[underlings|disturbingly small bathing suit]] when swimming, and doesn't realize that it makes others uncomfortable.
**He[[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship|has a crush on Marzipan]]. He has occasionally made [[Fall Float Parade|"inapprapriate" comments]] about her and has [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2|let it slip]] that he snuck into her house. It now seems that he has been [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|given a restraining order]] preventing him from coming within 500 feet of [[Marzipan's house]].
**He was sent to [[Play Date|juvenile prison]].

*Hygiene
**He holds the [[record book|record]] for the longest time gone without [[showering]].
**He wears [[shapeshifter|sweaty pants]].
**He [[hremail3184|showers with spit]].

*Speech Impediment
**See [[#Coach Z's Accent|above]].

*Lack of generally common knowledge
**Despite being a coach, he [[secret recipes|doesn't know what a basketball is]].
**He's [[rampage|bad at abbreviations]].
**He claims to [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|only know a few words]], such as "pfargtl", his "favorite animal".
**At one point, he believed that the shower heads in his locker room were his "[[hygiene|drippy, broken speakers]]".
**He believes a [[cardboard box]] with a detached microphone is a [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2|record studio]].
**He thinks [[environment|cooking with hydroelectricity]] means running a hot dog under the shower.

*Financial
**He claims he [[These Peoples Try To Fade Me|has money, but not much]].
**He lives in a gymnasium locker room.
**He frequently has his power shut off because he [[Homestar Presents: Presents|forgets to pay his bills]].
**He has occasionally [[Blubb-O's Commercial|attempted to be sent to prison]], since he would be guaranteed "three square meals a day".
**He [[secret recipes|can't afford "money cost"]] ice cream.

*Miscellaneous
**He often [[secret recipes|pukes his pants]].
**He carries a bottle of [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|questionable water]] with him at all times for questionable reasons.
**Even when he finds he's eating something awful, he [[secret recipes|still eats it]].
**He [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|enjoys covering puke in sawdust]], claiming that "Sawdust makes everything delicious".
**He admits he [[theme park|likes a good chafe]].
**He never seems to notice or complain that there is [[Homestar Ruiner|itching powder in his jock strap]].

==Discography==
*[[These Peoples Try To Fade Me]] (2003)
*[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]
*[[being mean|Coach Z Gets Noice]]
*[[Rap Song]] featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]] (2007)
*[[Loading Screens]] with [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]]

== Fun Facts ==
*Coach Z's accent came from a depressing Midwestern voice that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and some friends would do in college.
*It was revealed in issue #21 of [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|Wonkavision]] magazine that Coach Z is named after [[Craig Zobel]].
*According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt pats]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
*Coach Z was originally known as "Coach Zee."
*Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].
*In [[Date Nite]] he is shown without his hat and wearing hair curlers, despite a lack of visible hair.
*On Coach Z's emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a backwards Z formation.
*According to the [[Old Characters Page]], Coach Z wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z". He has been seen coaching on numerous occasions since then, though his talent at it is still dubious at best.
*Coach Z is given a new display of angry eyes, as shown in [[Kick-A-Ball]] and [[hremail3184]].

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and Coach Z's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[20X6 Coach Z]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
*[[Other Character Variations|Coach Zed]]
*[[Strong Badman Characters#Damp Towel Man|Damp Towel Man]]
*Zoach C ([[HSR Xeriouxly Forxe]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as something hip-hop-related, or in the case of Theo Huxtable, something he believes to be hip-hop related. (The Noid costume was not released.)

*[[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[Wikipedia:Shock G|Humpty Hump]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[Wikipedia:Christopher "Kid" Reid|Kid]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*[[Wikipedia:Kool Moe Dee|Kool Moe Dee]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*[[Wikipedia:Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Theo Huxtable (from [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*[[Wikipedia:Queen Latifah|Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]].
*[[Wikipedia:So So Def Recordings|So So Def Recordings Logo]] in [[Jibblies 2]].
*[[Wikipedia:Lance Robertson|DJ Lance Rock]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]].
*[[Wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]].

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"What kinda wood ya use there, Strong Bad? Cause y'know I knew a guy up in Paughkeegan who could work wonders with a piece of..."|[[The Luau]] extended take |Mirror:cz_wood.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I think there's a Blubb-O's Li'l Lubber's meal rattlin around up there somewhere."|[[On Break]] outtake|Mirror:cz_lillubbers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You don't need no consummate V's to be my bride."|[[Trogday 08]] Easter egg|Mirror:cz_bemybride.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Mmmmm! Drink in that bun!"|[[environment]]|Mirror:cz_drinkin.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Coach Z, R-A-P. Accidentally featuring Peacey P..." ''{entire "Rap Song"}''|[[Rap Song]]|Mirror:rapsong.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I feel like that school child on the first day of Christmas!"|QotW exclusive|Mirror:cz schoolchild.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. I guess I forgort to port. Oh! I guess I forgat to prat! OH! Gorka fa pork!"|[[mini-golf]]|Mirror:cz forgortport.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You say tomater, I zader madermorts."|[[Fall Float Parade]]|Mirror:cz tomater.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!"|[[Happy Fireworks]]|Mirror:cz dazzlemaze.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Once again, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz slipthrufingers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz bdhman.zip}}
*{{qotw|"My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'."|[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]|Mirror:cz oachz.mp3}}
|}

==See Also==
*[[Coach Z Evolution]]
*[[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Coach Z|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
* [[HR:vcr cz.html|watch Coach Z's character video]]
* [[HR:vcr cz.swf|view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video]]

{{Characters|Coach Z}}

Marzi-Mei

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[[Image:marzipan20X6.png|thumb|"Yatta!"]]

'''20X6 Marzipan''' is the [[20X6]] version of [[Marzipan]], although she has yet to be properly introduced in any 20X6 episode. So far, she only appears on [[Main Page 17]] as the mouse-over action on the "[[Character Videos|Characters]]" button, where she says "Yatta!" and does the victory sign. Her hair color, style, and general dress match her present-day counterpart (unlike Marzipan, however, 20X6 Marzipan has [[Lack of Visible Arms|visible arms and legs]]). She might be based on an early sketch of normal Marzipan as seen in the [[Sketchbook_(museum)|Sketchbook]] section of the [[Museum]]. The animation she does is identical to [[Wikipedia:Chun-Li|Chun-Li]]'s winning pose in [[Wikipedia:Street Fighter II|Street Fighter II]], as is the "Yatta!" ("Yatta!" is a Japanese interjection for excitement, usually translated into "Hooray!" or "I did it!").

Her outfit, hairstyle, and general appearance seem to be based on the anime character [[Wikipedia:Sailor Moon|Sailor Moon]].
Her head appears to be based on Bulma from the Dragon Ball series.

==Complete Filmography==
*'''Debut:''' [[Main Page 17]]

[[Category: 20X6 Characters|Marzipan]]

Coach Z

Desktop — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:56:46 GMT

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[[Image:coach-z.png|thumb|right|200px|More than two problems]]
{{about|main character}} {{for|[[Teen Girl Squad]] character|Olympic Man and Coach}}

==Biography==
'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Wikipedia:Coach (sport)|coach]]" of the residents of [[Free Country, USA]], though it is unclear exactly which sports he coaches. He has a strong accent, based on an [[Wikipedia:Upper Midwest|Upper Midwestern]] [[Wikipedia:North Central American English|accent]] (though it is also sometimes simply nonsensical) which is sometimes difficult for other characters to understand. While occasionally tiresome, he is always ready to offer encouragement and is rarely critical of anyone. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which has lost its meaning through time.

Coach Z wears a blue and purple baseball cap and a large gold Z emblem around his waist. Nobody knows for sure whether his bright green color is his skin or a body suit. However, [[Middle School Variation#Baby Coach Z|baby Coach Z]] seems to be wearing footy pajamas in the email [[highschool]], and on more than one occasion, Coach Z has mentioned his [[pants]]. In [[shapeshifter]], Coach Z referred to his outfit as his "sweaty sweat-sweats", which was seen to have at least one pocket. His head is a white sphere with light gray circles for eyes. Coach Z [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Coach Z's Face|lacks a visible nose and mouth]], but is able to talk, eat, and spit with ease. He has long arms and large feet, but very short legs.

[[Image:Coach z butt.PNG|thumb|An unshaven Coach Z talking about his butt.]]
As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What Now?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been strongly implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0#Message 6|one occasion]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|on her answering machine]] when he was drunk, and another during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. In [[diorama]], Coach Z even refers to Marzipan as his "gorgeous girlfriend". He also has difficulty pronouncing certain words, such as "job" (as shown in the "[[A Jorb Well Done]]" cartoon), instead pronouncing it as "jorb", "jaerb", or "jorearb". In addition to his frequent mispronunciations, Coach Z also seems to have mental and gender confusion problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in [his] head". He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit of [[butt-patting]]. Many characters see him as a nuisance. Even Homestar treated Coach Z with contempt in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], quickly refusing to allow Coach Z to come to his house for [[Decemberween]].

When not working as a coach, Coach Z works with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]]. Coach Z is also the janitor at [[the office]] where Homestar and [[Strong Bad]] work. He is paid on hourly wage and is clearly jealous that Strong Bad is paid on salary. He has also spent time [[Blubb-O's Commercial|dressed as the Blubb-O's Drive-Thru Whale]] mascot. Coach Z owns four [[Wikipedia:Tony Award|Tony awards]], suggesting that he may have a background in theatre. Despite his numerous jobs, Coach Z has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year.

[[Image:Babycz.PNG|thumb|left|115px|The craptain of the foortball torm!]]
Coach Z is a fan of hip-hop and rap music, particularly the [[Wikipedia:Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: He released the single "[[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]," which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], his solo album, entitled "The Z Is All Up Ins", features the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]", and his own rap song, "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]]). Although his usual rapping prowess consists mainly of "count[ing] to two over and over again," as explained in [[nightlife]], he once had a very successful career during his days in the [[Two-o Duo]].

[[Image:CoachZ3D.png|thumb|"Hey, watch where y'er pointin' that 3D!"]]
Coach Z's [[Ages of Characters|age]] is ambiguous, as he appears to be grown up when Strong Bad was a kid in the email [[stand-up]], while they both appeared to be babies in the email [[highschool]] (although this may simply be a product of Strong Bad's [[History According to Strong Bad|"doodle memory"]]). He is likely to be one of the older characters, since in [[caffiene]], Strong Sad's slaps provoke him to cry out "I'm just an old man!" and in [[slumber party]], Strong Bad refers to him, [[Bubs]], and [[The King of Town]] as "older kids."

Coach Z and [[Bubs]] [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|had a falling out]] at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] shows us; Bubs makes a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the parade, and Coach Z retaliates by saying "Serves him right, then" when [[Strong Mad]] steals [[Bubs Concession Stand|his concession stand]]. In the email [[narrator]], it was shown that they had made-up and returned to having boring conversations about [[Bubs's napkins]]. However, in [[Most In The Graveyard]], when it is implied that Coach Z fancies Bubs' sister, Bubs beats him up. In the same toon, it is also revealed that Coach Z and Bubs may actually be very distant cousins, although Bubs finds this hard to believe.

*'''Domicile:''' [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]
*'''Debut:''' "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]"
*[[:Category:Coach Z Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
<gallery>Image:coachzs Z.png|Coach Z's emblem
Image:oldcoach.PNG|Youthful days
Image:Coach Z- no hat.PNG|Hatless
Image:ZsNewMedallion.png|His emblem, squished / skewed / turned all around (from [[redesign]])</gallery>

{{Character Video Transcript}}

==Coach Z's Accent==
The primary factor in his hilarity, Coach Z's Upper Midwestern accent has made him into a very quotable character.

===Sounds Affected===
The most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (i.e. The Cheat) and the short o (job), which both come out as an "or" or "aer" ("The Chort", "jaerb"), although in a few toons such as [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], he's shown to purposly do it.

===List of mispronounced words===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Original Word !! Coach Z's version(s) !! Appears In
|-
| '''Absolutely''' || Abso-prootley || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''About''' || Abrat/Abort || [[No Hands On Deck!]], [[Happy Hallow-day]], [[Loading Screens]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Accent''' || Orccent/Accernt || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Action''' || Airkshin || [[Happy Fireworks]], [[Main Page 23]]
|-
| '''Athlete''' || Airthlete || [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw]]
|-
| '''Awful''' || Orful || Email [[secret recipes]]
|-
| '''Balloon''' || b'lloon || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Bomb''' || Baermb || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [[These peoples try to fade me]]
|-
| '''Captain''' || [[Media:Highschool 6.ogg|Craptain]] || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Charge''' || Chiioooorge || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-

| '''Chips''' || Chorps || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''[[Crap]]''' || Crop || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Credenza''' || Cradernzair || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Crickets''' || Crackets || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Cubicle''' || Kyorbicle || [[DNA Evidence (Toon)|DNA Evidence]]
|-
| '''[[Decemberween]]''' || Decemberwern || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''[[DELETED]]''' || DELORTED || Email [[replacement]]
|-
| '''Did''' || Doird || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Disco''' || Disca || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]]
|-
| '''Drop''' || Drap || Email [[your funeral]]
|-
| '''[[Duck]]''' || Dook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Exaggerate''' || Exorggerate || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Effigy''' || Orfigy, arfigy, RPG, first-person shooter || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-
| '''[[Fhqwhgads]]''' || Forhorglingrads || Email [[sibbie]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Field''' || Fierld || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]], [[Coach Z's 110%]], Email [[dictionary]]
|-
| '''Five''' || Farve || [[A Decemberween Pageant]]
|-
| '''Flapjacks''' || Florpjacks || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Football Team''' || Foortball Torm || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Forgot to putt''' || Forgort to port, forgat to prat, gorka fa pork || Email [[mini-golf]]
|-
| '''Forward''' || Frorward || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Gosh''' || Gorsh || Email [[strong badathlon]], [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]
|-
| '''Gluten''' and '''Glutton''' || Glorten || [[Weclome Back]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Halloworn || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Hallerwern || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Happy Hallow—''' || Horpy Horlow— || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Happy T''' || Horpy Tor || [[Happy T!]]
|-
| '''Hello''' || Hellor || [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]''' || Hamstray, Hamster, Stramstar, [http://www.stairmaster.com Stairmaster], Homegrown, [[Wikipedia:Ramrod|Ramrod]], Humphel || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Hoot''' || Hort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''I Feel Bad''' || Ir feer borld || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Idea''' || Idear || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Inappropriate''' || Inapprapriate || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Inoculate''' || Anorculate || [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments#Burning Horizon Forum|BHZ Anniversary Message]]
|-
| '''[[Jibblie]]''' || Jorbaly || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Job''' || Jorb, Jaerb, Jarb, Joerghb, Jaeoreorb || [[A Jorb Well Done]], Email [[boring (really)]], [[Sbemailiarized!]]
|-
| '''Jujyfruits''' || Jorjyfruits, Jerjyfrorts, Georgie Frorgie, [[Wikipedia:George Foreman|George Foreman]] || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| '''[[Coach Z's Locker Room|Locker]]''' || Lacker/Lacquer || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]], Email [[myths & legends]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Man''' || Marn || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''[[Mike Chapman|Mike]]''' || Mork || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Mother'''|| Mudder|| [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Mouthwash''' || Mouthwarsh || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Musical''' || Myorsical || [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Not''' || Nat || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''October''' || Orctober || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Off''' || Orf || Email [[winter pool]]
|-
| '''Office''' || Arfice || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]]
|-
| '''Out''' || Oat || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Part''' || Prat || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]]
|-
| '''Party''' || Pratty || Email [[impression]]
|-
| '''People''' || Perple || [[8-Bit is Enough]]
|-
| '''[http://www.pertplus.com/ Pert Plus]''' || Port Plus || [[Jibblies 2]], [[hremail3184]] (part of actual packaging)
|-
| '''[[Pom Pom]]''' || Pam Pam || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Problem''' || Praeblem || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]], [[On Break]]
|-
| '''Rock bottom''' || Rack battom || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Real''' || Rrrl || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Revealed''' || Revearled || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Solid''' || Salid || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Secret''' || Sorcret, "secret sorcret" || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Situation''' || Sitch'ation || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Speakin' ''' || Sporkin' || Email [[love poems]]
|-
| '''Sports''' || Sprots || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Stick''' || Stark || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Stop''' || Stap || [[Rap Song]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''' || Spring Board || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Suck''' || Sook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Swedish Fish''' || Swordish Forsh || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Talkin' about''' || Torkin' abort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Terrible''' || Terbirle || Email [[senior prom]]
|-

| '''[[The Cheat]]''' || The Chort || ''see [[Nicknames#The Cheat|Nicknames]]''
|-
| '''There''' || Dere, dare || Email [[lures & jigs]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]], Email [[theme park]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thousand''' || Trousand || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thug''' || Thorg || [[Halloween Fairstival]]
|-
| '''Touchdown''' || Torchdown || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] ''(Written)''
|-
| '''Thumb''' || Thermb || [[Some Stupid Turkey]]
|-
| '''[[Toilet]]''' || Terlet || [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[A Folky Tale]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] (Bubs, Homestar), Email [[unnatural]]

|-
|'''Tomorrow''' || Tomoarow, || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Trick or Treat''' || Track or Trort || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Undefeated''' || Undeforted || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Unfortunate''' || Unfarchunate || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Up''' || Arp || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Volvo|Volvo]]''' || Vorlvo || [[rated]]
|-
| '''What''' || Whort || [[Date Nite]]
|-
| '''Video''' || Videro || [[Coach Z's 110%]]
|-
| '''Yipe''' || Yorp || Email [[redesign]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba|Yo Gabba Gabba]] || Yor garble garble || [[Most in the Graveyard]]
|-
| '''You Say Tomato,''' '''I Say Tomato''' || You Say Tomater, "[[Quote of the Week#QW-2005-12-08|I zader matermorts]]" || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
|}

[[Category:Word running gags]]

===Inconsistencies===

Evidence has suggested that Coach Z's accent may be bogus:
*After saying "track or trort" in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], Bubs gets on his case and he says "trick or treat" correctly. If given "Swedish Fish," said as "Swordish Forsh," Bubs gets on his case again and Coach Z says "It's a crowd-pleaser."
*In [[boring (really)]], while Strong Bad is writing his list of three-letter words, Coach Z interrupts him at the word "job", saying that "jorb is a four letters word."
*Coach Z says "The Cheat" immediately after "The Chort" in [[mascot]], though he speaks as though he's talking about two different people.
*In the DVD commentary for [[part-time job]], [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] exploits Coach Z's "accent" by implying that not only does Coach Z add the letter R to words, but now also likes to switch letters around sometimes, and in reply Coach Z partially admits to his accent being bogus.
*In [[cliffhangers]], in the process of his attempted unmasking of [[The Thnikkaman]], he says "secret sorcret" twice, referring to Thnikkaman's secret being revealed and his shame in having really bad hand-eye coordination.
*While playing [[Renaldo]] in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]], he pronounces "off" both correctly and incorrectly in the same sentence.
*In [[Loading Screens]], Coach Z's accent is much less pronounced than usual.

===Featured in===
*[[A Jorb Well Done]]
*[[Coach Z Talker]]

==Coach Z's "more than two problems"==
Coach Z has claimed to have "more than two problems." An analysis of his behavior shows the following problems.
*Medical
**He has "[[rampage|problems with his feet]]", including [[labor day|athlete's foot]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre | bunions, corns and calluses]].
**He has [[#Character Video Transcript|mentioned]] [[rampage|several times]] that he [[slumber party|has a bad back]].
**When his bathing suit is removed, he [[underlings|leaks a black fluid]].
**He has [[cliffhangers|bad hand-eye coordination]].

*Psychological
**He [[garage sale|thinks that he is a mother]].
**He [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|sometimes forgets what's real and what's just in his head]].
**He has an obsession with [[butts]].
**He seems to [[Date Nite|believe he's in a relationship with Bubs]].
**He has [[mini-golf|short-term memory loss]].
**He once asked a [[Wormdingler|drawing he made]] to [[Trogday 08#Easter_Eggs|be his bride]].
**He believes that a [[diorama|sketch of a cell phone]] is a real cell phone.
**He asked Homestar to [[Baddest of the Bands|marry him]].
**He has an [[imaginary|imaginary friend]] named "Real Live Actual Mr. Blangcaster Next Door", and by the look of his outline, is very shady looking.

*[[Alcohol]]ism
**He has been drunk multiple times, usually on [[Listerine]].
**He spiked the punch at the [[senior prom]] with Listerine.
**He [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0|called Marzipan while being drunk]], along with Bubs.

*Anti-social behavior
**He wears a [[underlings|disturbingly small bathing suit]] when swimming, and doesn't realize that it makes others uncomfortable.
**It has been implied that he [[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship|has a crush on Marzipan]]. He has occasionally made [[Fall Float Parade|"inapprapriate" comments]] about her and has [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2|let it slip]] that he snuck into her house. It now seems that he has been [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|given a restraining order]] preventing him from coming within 500 feet of [[Marzipan's house]].
**He was sent to [[Play Date|juvenile prison]].
**He often gets into arguments with Bubs.

*Hygiene
**He holds the [[record book|record]] for the longest time gone without [[showering]].
**He wears [[shapeshifter|sweaty pants]].
**He [[hremail3184|showers with spit]].

*Speech Impediment
**See [[#Coach Z's Accent|above]].

*Lack of generally common knowledge
**Despite being a coach, he [[secret recipes|doesn't know what a basketball is]].
**He's [[rampage|bad at abbreviations]].
**He claims to [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|only know a few words]], such as "pfargtl", his "favorite animal".
**At one point, he believed that the shower heads in his locker room were his "[[hygiene|drippy, broken speakers]]".
**He believes a [[cardboard box]] with a detached microphone is a [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2|record studio]].
**He thinks [[environment|cooking with hydroelectricity]] means running a hot dog under the shower.

*Financial
**He claims he [[These Peoples Try To Fade Me|has money, but not much]].
**He lives in a gymnasium locker room.
**He frequently has his power shut off because he [[Homestar Presents: Presents|forgets to pay his bills]].
**He has occasionally [[Blubb-O's Commercial|attempted to be sent to prison]], since he would be guaranteed "three square meals a day".
**He [[secret recipes|can't afford "money cost"]] ice cream.

*Miscellaneous
**He often [[secret recipes|pukes his pants]].
**He carries a bottle of [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|questionable water]] with him at all times for questionable reasons.
**Even when he finds he's eating something awful, he [[secret recipes|still eats it]].
**He [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|enjoys covering puke in sawdust]], claiming that "Sawdust makes everything delicious".
**He admits he [[theme park|likes a good chafe]].
**He never seems to notice or complain that there is [[Homestar Ruiner|itching powder in his jock strap]].

==Discography==
*[[These Peoples Try To Fade Me]] (2003)
*[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]
*[[being mean|Coach Z Gets Noice]]
*[[Rap Song]] featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]] (2007)
*[[Loading Screens]] with [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]]

== Fun Facts ==
*Coach Z's accent came from a depressing Midwestern voice that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and some friends would do in college.
*It was revealed in issue #21 of [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|Wonkavision]] magazine that Coach Z is named after [[Craig Zobel]].
*According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt pats]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
*Coach Z was originally known as "Coach Zee."
*Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].
*In [[Date Nite]] he is shown without his hat and wearing hair curlers, despite a lack of visible hair.
*On Coach Z's emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a backwards Z formation.
*According to the [[Old Characters Page]], Coach Z wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z". He has been seen coaching on numerous occasions since then, though his talent at it is still dubious at best.
*Coach Z is given a new display of angry eyes, as shown in [[Kick-A-Ball]] and [[hremail3184]].

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and Coach Z's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[20X6 Coach Z]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
*[[Other Character Variations|Coach Zed]]
*[[Strong Badman Characters#Damp Towel Man|Damp Towel Man]]
*Zoach C ([[HSR Xeriouxly Forxe]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as something hip-hop-related, or in the case of Theo Huxtable, something he believes to be hip-hop related. (The Noid costume was not released.)

*[[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[Wikipedia:Shock G|Humpty Hump]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[Wikipedia:Christopher "Kid" Reid|Kid]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*[[Wikipedia:Kool Moe Dee|Kool Moe Dee]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*[[Wikipedia:Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Theo Huxtable (from [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*[[Wikipedia:Queen Latifah|Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]].
*[[Wikipedia:So So Def Recordings|So So Def Recordings Logo]] in [[Jibblies 2]].
*[[Wikipedia:Lance Robertson|DJ Lance Rock]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]].
*[[Wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]].

==Quotes of the Week==
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*{{qotw|"What kinda wood ya use there, Strong Bad? Cause y'know I knew a guy up in Paughkeegan who could work wonders with a piece of..."|[[The Luau]] extended take |Mirror:cz_wood.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I think there's a Blubb-O's Li'l Lubber's meal rattlin around up there somewhere."|[[On Break]] outtake|Mirror:cz_lillubbers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You don't need no consummate V's to be my bride."|[[Trogday 08]] Easter egg|Mirror:cz_bemybride.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Mmmmm! Drink in that bun!"|[[environment]]|Mirror:cz_drinkin.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Coach Z, R-A-P. Accidentally featuring Peacey P..." ''{entire "Rap Song"}''|[[Rap Song]]|Mirror:rapsong.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I feel like that school child on the first day of Christmas!"|QotW exclusive|Mirror:cz schoolchild.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. I guess I forgort to port. Oh! I guess I forgat to prat! OH! Gorka fa pork!"|[[mini-golf]]|Mirror:cz forgortport.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You say tomater, I zader madermorts."|[[Fall Float Parade]]|Mirror:cz tomater.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!"|[[Happy Fireworks]]|Mirror:cz dazzlemaze.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Once again, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz slipthrufingers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz bdhman.zip}}
*{{qotw|"My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'."|[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]|Mirror:cz oachz.mp3}}
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==See Also==
*[[Coach Z Evolution]]
*[[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Coach Z|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
* [[HR:vcr cz.html|watch Coach Z's character video]]
* [[HR:vcr cz.swf|view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video]]

{{Characters|Coach Z}}

Coach Z

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==Biography==
'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Wikipedia:Coach (sport)|coach]]" of the residents of [[Free Country, USA]], though it is unclear exactly which sports he coaches. He has a strong accent, based on an [[Wikipedia:Upper Midwest|Upper Midwestern]] [[Wikipedia:North Central American English|accent]] (though it is also sometimes simply nonsensical) which is sometimes difficult for other characters to understand. While occasionally tiresome, he is always ready to offer encouragement and is rarely critical of anyone. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which has lost its meaning through time.

Coach Z wears a blue and purple baseball cap and a large gold Z emblem around his waist. Nobody knows for sure whether his bright green color is his skin or a body suit. However, [[Middle School Variation#Baby Coach Z|baby Coach Z]] seems to be wearing footy pajamas in the email [[highschool]], and on more than one occasion, Coach Z has mentioned his [[pants]]. In [[shapeshifter]], Coach Z referred to his outfit as his "sweaty sweat-sweats", which was seen to have at least one pocket. His head is a white sphere with light gray circles for eyes. Coach Z [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Coach Z's Face|lacks a visible nose and mouth]], but is able to talk, eat, and spit with ease. He has long arms and large feet, but very short legs.

[[Image:Coach z butt.PNG|thumb|An unshaven Coach Z talking about his butt.]]
As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What Now?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been strongly implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0#Message 6|one occasion]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|on her answering machine]] when he was drunk, and another during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. In [[diorama]], Coach Z even refers to Marzipan as his "gorgeous girlfriend". He also has difficulty pronouncing certain words, such as "job" (as shown in the "[[A Jorb Well Done]]" cartoon), instead pronouncing it as "jorb", "jaerb", or "jorearb". In addition to his frequent mispronunciations, Coach Z also seems to have mental and gender confusion problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in [his] head". He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit of [[butt-patting]]. Many characters see him as a nuisance. Even Homestar treated Coach Z with contempt in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], quickly refusing to allow Coach Z to come to his house for [[Decemberween]].

When not working as a coach, Coach Z works with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]]. Coach Z is also the janitor at [[the office]] where Homestar and [[Strong Bad]] work. He is paid on hourly wage and is clearly jealous that Strong Bad is paid on salary. He has also spent time [[Blubb-O's Commercial|dressed as the Blubb-O's Drive-Thru Whale]] mascot. Coach Z owns four [[Wikipedia:Tony Award|Tony awards]], suggesting that he may have a background in theatre. Despite his numerous jobs, Coach Z has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year.

[[Image:Babycz.PNG|thumb|left|115px|The craptain of the foortball torm!]]
Coach Z is a fan of hip-hop and rap music, particularly the [[Wikipedia:Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: He released the single "[[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]," which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], his solo album, entitled "The Z Is All Up Ins", features the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]", and his own rap song, "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]]). Although his usual rapping prowess consists mainly of "count[ing] to two over and over again," as explained in [[nightlife]], he once had a very successful career during his days in the [[Two-o Duo]].

[[Image:CoachZ3D.png|thumb|"Hey, watch where y'er pointin' that 3D!"]]
Coach Z's [[Ages of Characters|age]] is ambiguous, as he appears to be grown up when Strong Bad was a kid in the email [[stand-up]], while they both appeared to be babies in the email [[highschool]] (although this may simply be a product of Strong Bad's [[History According to Strong Bad|"doodle memory"]]). He is likely to be one of the older characters, since in [[caffiene]], Strong Sad's slaps provoke him to cry out "I'm just an old man!" and in [[slumber party]], Strong Bad refers to him, [[Bubs]], and [[The King of Town]] as "older kids."

Coach Z and [[Bubs]] [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|had a falling out]] at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] shows us; Bubs makes a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the parade, and Coach Z retaliates by saying "Serves him right, then" when [[Strong Mad]] steals [[Bubs Concession Stand|his concession stand]]. In the email [[narrator]], it was shown that they had made-up and returned to having boring conversations about [[Bubs's napkins]]. However, in [[Most In The Graveyard]], when it is implied that Coach Z fancies Bubs' sister, Bubs beats him up. In the same toon, it is also revealed that Coach Z and Bubs may actually be very distant cousins, although Bubs finds this hard to believe.

*'''Domicile:''' [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]
*'''Debut:''' "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]"
*[[:Category:Coach Z Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
<gallery>Image:coachzs Z.png|Coach Z's emblem
Image:oldcoach.PNG|Youthful days
Image:Coach Z- no hat.PNG|Hatless
Image:ZsNewMedallion.png|His emblem, squished / skewed / turned all around (from [[redesign]])</gallery>

{{Character Video Transcript}}

==Coach Z's Accent==
The primary factor in his hilarity, Coach Z's Upper Midwestern accent has made him into a very quotable character.

===Sounds Affected===
The most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (i.e. The Cheat) and the short o (job), which both come out as an "or" or "aer" ("The Chort", "jaerb"), although in a few toons such as [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], he's shown to purposly do it.

===List of mispronounced words===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Original Word !! Coach Z's version(s) !! Appears In
|-
| '''Absolutely''' || Abso-prootley || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''About''' || Abrat/Abort || [[No Hands On Deck!]], [[Happy Hallow-day]], [[Loading Screens]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Accent''' || Orccent/Accernt || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Action''' || Airkshin || [[Happy Fireworks]], [[Main Page 23]]
|-
| '''Athlete''' || Airthlete || [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw]]
|-
| '''Awful''' || Orful || Email [[secret recipes]]
|-
| '''Balloon''' || b'lloon || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Bomb''' || Baermb || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [[These peoples try to fade me]]
|-
| '''Captain''' || [[Media:Highschool 6.ogg|Craptain]] || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Charge''' || Chiioooorge || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-

| '''Chips''' || Chorps || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''[[Crap]]''' || Crop || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Credenza''' || Cradernzair || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Crickets''' || Crackets || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Cubicle''' || Kyorbicle || [[DNA Evidence (Toon)|DNA Evidence]]
|-
| '''[[Decemberween]]''' || Decemberwern || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''[[DELETED]]''' || DELORTED || Email [[replacement]]
|-
| '''Did''' || Doird || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Disco''' || Disca || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]]
|-
| '''Drop''' || Drap || Email [[your funeral]]
|-
| '''[[Duck]]''' || Dook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Exaggerate''' || Exorggerate || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Effigy''' || Orfigy, arfigy, RPG, first-person shooter || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-
| '''[[Fhqwhgads]]''' || Forhorglingrads || Email [[sibbie]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Field''' || Fierld || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]], [[Coach Z's 110%]], Email [[dictionary]]
|-
| '''Five''' || Farve || [[A Decemberween Pageant]]
|-
| '''Flapjacks''' || Florpjacks || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Football Team''' || Foortball Torm || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Forgot to putt''' || Forgort to port, forgat to prat, gorka fa pork || Email [[mini-golf]]
|-
| '''Forward''' || Frorward || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Gosh''' || Gorsh || Email [[strong badathlon]], [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]
|-
| '''Gluten''' and '''Glutton''' || Glorten || [[Weclome Back]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Halloworn || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Hallerwern || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Happy Hallow—''' || Horpy Horlow— || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Happy T''' || Horpy Tor || [[Happy T!]]
|-
| '''Hello''' || Hellor || [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]''' || Hamstray, Hamster, Stramstar, [http://www.stairmaster.com Stairmaster], Homegrown, [[Wikipedia:Ramrod|Ramrod]], Humphel || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Hoot''' || Hort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''I Feel Bad''' || Ir feer borld || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Idea''' || Idear || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Inappropriate''' || Inapprapriate || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Inoculate''' || Anorculate || [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments#Burning Horizon Forum|BHZ Anniversary Message]]
|-
| '''[[Jibblie]]''' || Jorbaly || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Job''' || Jorb, Jaerb, Jarb, Joerghb, Jaeoreorb || [[A Jorb Well Done]], Email [[boring (really)]], [[Sbemailiarized!]]
|-
| '''Jujyfruits''' || Jorjyfruits, Jerjyfrorts, Georgie Frorgie, [[Wikipedia:George Foreman|George Foreman]] || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| '''[[Coach Z's Locker Room|Locker]]''' || Lacker/Lacquer || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]], Email [[myths & legends]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Man''' || Marn || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''[[Mike Chapman|Mike]]''' || Mork || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Mother'''|| Mudder|| [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Mouthwash''' || Mouthwarsh || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Musical''' || Myorsical || [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Not''' || Nat || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''October''' || Orctober || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Off''' || Orf || Email [[winter pool]]
|-
| '''Office''' || Arfice || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]]
|-
| '''Out''' || Oat || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Part''' || Prat || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]]
|-
| '''Party''' || Pratty || Email [[impression]]
|-
| '''People''' || Perple || [[8-Bit is Enough]]
|-
| '''[http://www.pertplus.com/ Pert Plus]''' || Port Plus || [[Jibblies 2]], [[hremail3184]] (part of actual packaging)
|-
| '''[[Pom Pom]]''' || Pam Pam || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Problem''' || Praeblem || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]], [[On Break]]
|-
| '''Rock bottom''' || Rack battom || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Real''' || Rrrl || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Revealed''' || Revearled || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Solid''' || Salid || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Secret''' || Sorcret, "secret sorcret" || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Situation''' || Sitch'ation || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Speakin' ''' || Sporkin' || Email [[love poems]]
|-
| '''Sports''' || Sprots || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Stick''' || Stark || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Stop''' || Stap || [[Rap Song]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''' || Spring Board || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Suck''' || Sook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Swedish Fish''' || Swordish Forsh || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Talkin' about''' || Torkin' abort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Terrible''' || Terbirle || Email [[senior prom]]
|-

| '''[[The Cheat]]''' || The Chort || ''see [[Nicknames#The Cheat|Nicknames]]''
|-
| '''There''' || Dere, dare || Email [[lures & jigs]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]], Email [[theme park]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thousand''' || Trousand || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thug''' || Thorg || [[Halloween Fairstival]]
|-
| '''Touchdown''' || Torchdown || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] ''(Written)''
|-
| '''Thumb''' || Thermb || [[Some Stupid Turkey]]
|-
| '''[[Toilet]]''' || Terlet || [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[A Folky Tale]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] (Bubs, Homestar), Email [[unnatural]]

|-
|'''Tomorrow''' || Tomoarow, || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Trick or Treat''' || Track or Trort || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Undefeated''' || Undeforted || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Unfortunate''' || Unfarchunate || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Up''' || Arp || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Volvo|Volvo]]''' || Vorlvo || [[rated]]
|-
| '''What''' || Whort || [[Date Nite]]
|-
| '''Video''' || Videro || [[Coach Z's 110%]]
|-
| '''Yipe''' || Yorp || Email [[redesign]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba|Yo Gabba Gabba]] || Yor garble garble || [[Most in the Graveyard]]
|-
| '''You Say Tomato,''' '''I Say Tomato''' || You Say Tomater, "[[Quote of the Week#QW-2005-12-08|I zader matermorts]]" || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
|}

[[Category:Word running gags]]

===Inconsistencies===

Evidence has suggested that Coach Z's accent may be bogus:
*After saying "track or trort" in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], Bubs gets on his case and he says "trick or treat" correctly. If given "Swedish Fish," said as "Swordish Forsh," Bubs gets on his case again and Coach Z says "It's a crowd-pleaser."
*In [[boring (really)]], while Strong Bad is writing his list of three-letter words, Coach Z interrupts him at the word "job", saying that "jorb is a four letters word."
*Coach Z says "The Cheat" immediately after "The Chort" in [[mascot]], though he speaks as though he's talking about two different people.
*In the DVD commentary for [[part-time job]], [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] exploits Coach Z's "accent" by implying that not only does Coach Z add the letter R to words, but now also likes to switch letters around sometimes, and in reply Coach Z partially admits to his accent being bogus.
*In [[cliffhangers]], in the process of his attempted unmasking of [[The Thnikkaman]], he says "secret sorcret" twice, referring to Thnikkaman's secret being revealed and his shame in having really bad hand-eye coordination.
*While playing [[Renaldo]] in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]], he pronounces "off" both correctly and incorrectly in the same sentence.
*In [[Loading Screens]], Coach Z's accent is much less pronounced than usual.

===Featured in===
*[[A Jorb Well Done]]
*[[Coach Z Talker]]

==Coach Z's "more than two problems"==
Coach Z has claimed to have "more than two problems." An analysis of his behavior shows the following problems.
*Medical
**He has "[[rampage|problems with his feet]]", including [[labor day|athlete's foot]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre | bunions, corns and calluses]].
**He has [[#Character Video Transcript|mentioned]] [[rampage|several times]] that he [[slumber party|has a bad back]].
**When his bathing suit is removed, he [[underlings|leaks a black fluid]].
**He has [[cliffhangers|bad hand-eye coordination]].

*Psychological
**He [[garage sale|thinks that he is a mother]].
**He [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|sometimes forgets what's real and what's just in his head]].
**He has an obsession with [[butts]].
**He seems to [[Date Nite|believe he's in a relationship with Bubs]].
**He has [[mini-golf|short-term memory loss]].
**He once asked a [[Wormdingler|drawing he made]] to [[Trogday 08#Easter_Eggs|be his bride]].
**He believes that a [[diorama|sketch of a cell phone]] is a real cell phone.
**He asked Homestar to [[Baddest of the Bands|marry him]].
**He has an [[imaginary|imaginary friend]] named "Real Live Actual Mr. Blangcaster Next Door", and by the look of his outline, is very shady looking.

*[[Alcohol]]ism
**He has been drunk multiple times, usually on [[Listerine]].
**He spiked the punch at the [[senior prom]] with Listerine.
**He [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0|called Marzipan while being drunk]], along with Bubs.

*Anti-social behavior
**He wears a [[underlings|disturbingly small bathing suit]] when swimming, and doesn't realize that it makes others uncomfortable.
**It has been implied that he [[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship|has a crush on Marzipan]]. He has occasionally made [[Fall Float Parade|"inapprapriate" comments]] about her and has [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2|let it slip]] that he snuck into her house. It now seems that he has been [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|given a restraining order]] preventing him from coming within 500 feet of [[Marzipan's house]].
**He was sent to [[Play Date|juvenile prison]].
**He often gets into arguments and/or fights with Bubs.

*Hygiene
**He holds the [[record book|record]] for the longest time gone without [[showering]].
**He wears [[shapeshifter|sweaty pants]].
**He [[hremail3184|showers with spit]].

*Speech Impediment
**See [[#Coach Z's Accent|above]].

*Lack of generally common knowledge
**Despite being a coach, he [[secret recipes|doesn't know what a basketball is]].
**He's [[rampage|bad at abbreviations]].
**He claims to [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|only know a few words]], such as "pfargtl", his "favorite animal".
**At one point, he believed that the shower heads in his locker room were his "[[hygiene|drippy, broken speakers]]".
**He believes a [[cardboard box]] with a detached microphone is a [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2|record studio]].
**He thinks [[environment|cooking with hydroelectricity]] means running a hot dog under the shower.

*Financial
**He claims he [[These Peoples Try To Fade Me|has money, but not much]].
**He lives in a gymnasium locker room.
**He frequently has his power shut off because he [[Homestar Presents: Presents|forgets to pay his bills]].
**He has occasionally [[Blubb-O's Commercial|attempted to be sent to prison]], since he would be guaranteed "three square meals a day".
**He [[secret recipes|can't afford "money cost"]] ice cream.

*Miscellaneous
**He often [[secret recipes|pukes his pants]].
**He carries a bottle of [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|questionable water]] with him at all times for questionable reasons.
**Even when he finds he's eating something awful, he [[secret recipes|still eats it]].
**He [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|enjoys covering puke in sawdust]], claiming that "Sawdust makes everything delicious".
**He admits he [[theme park|likes a good chafe]].
**He never seems to notice or complain that there is [[Homestar Ruiner|itching powder in his jock strap]].

==Discography==
*[[These Peoples Try To Fade Me]] (2003)
*[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]
*[[being mean|Coach Z Gets Noice]]
*[[Rap Song]] featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]] (2007)
*[[Loading Screens]] with [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]]

== Fun Facts ==
*Coach Z's accent came from a depressing Midwestern voice that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and some friends would do in college.
*It was revealed in issue #21 of [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|Wonkavision]] magazine that Coach Z is named after [[Craig Zobel]].
*According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt pats]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
*Coach Z was originally known as "Coach Zee."
*Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].
*In [[Date Nite]] he is shown without his hat and wearing hair curlers, despite a lack of visible hair.
*On Coach Z's emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a backwards Z formation.
*According to the [[Old Characters Page]], Coach Z wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z". He has been seen coaching on numerous occasions since then, though his talent at it is still dubious at best.
*Coach Z is given a new display of angry eyes, as shown in [[Kick-A-Ball]] and [[hremail3184]].

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and Coach Z's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[20X6 Coach Z]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
*[[Other Character Variations|Coach Zed]]
*[[Strong Badman Characters#Damp Towel Man|Damp Towel Man]]
*Zoach C ([[HSR Xeriouxly Forxe]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as something hip-hop-related, or in the case of Theo Huxtable, something he believes to be hip-hop related. (The Noid costume was not released.)

*[[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[Wikipedia:Shock G|Humpty Hump]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[Wikipedia:Christopher "Kid" Reid|Kid]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*[[Wikipedia:Kool Moe Dee|Kool Moe Dee]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*[[Wikipedia:Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Theo Huxtable (from [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*[[Wikipedia:Queen Latifah|Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]].
*[[Wikipedia:So So Def Recordings|So So Def Recordings Logo]] in [[Jibblies 2]].
*[[Wikipedia:Lance Robertson|DJ Lance Rock]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]].
*[[Wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]].

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"What kinda wood ya use there, Strong Bad? Cause y'know I knew a guy up in Paughkeegan who could work wonders with a piece of..."|[[The Luau]] extended take |Mirror:cz_wood.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I think there's a Blubb-O's Li'l Lubber's meal rattlin around up there somewhere."|[[On Break]] outtake|Mirror:cz_lillubbers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You don't need no consummate V's to be my bride."|[[Trogday 08]] Easter egg|Mirror:cz_bemybride.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Mmmmm! Drink in that bun!"|[[environment]]|Mirror:cz_drinkin.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Coach Z, R-A-P. Accidentally featuring Peacey P..." ''{entire "Rap Song"}''|[[Rap Song]]|Mirror:rapsong.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I feel like that school child on the first day of Christmas!"|QotW exclusive|Mirror:cz schoolchild.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. I guess I forgort to port. Oh! I guess I forgat to prat! OH! Gorka fa pork!"|[[mini-golf]]|Mirror:cz forgortport.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You say tomater, I zader madermorts."|[[Fall Float Parade]]|Mirror:cz tomater.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!"|[[Happy Fireworks]]|Mirror:cz dazzlemaze.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Once again, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz slipthrufingers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz bdhman.zip}}
*{{qotw|"My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'."|[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]|Mirror:cz oachz.mp3}}
|}

==See Also==
*[[Coach Z Evolution]]
*[[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Coach Z|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
* [[HR:vcr cz.html|watch Coach Z's character video]]
* [[HR:vcr cz.swf|view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video]]

{{Characters|Coach Z}}

Coach Z

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[[Image:coach-z.png|thumb|right|200px|More than two problems]]
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==Biography==
'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Wikipedia:Coach (sport)|coach]]" of the residents of [[Free Country, USA]], though it is unclear exactly which sports he coaches. He has a strong accent, based on an [[Wikipedia:Upper Midwest|Upper Midwestern]] [[Wikipedia:North Central American English|accent]] (though it is also sometimes simply nonsensical) which is sometimes difficult for other characters to understand. While occasionally tiresome, he is always ready to offer encouragement and is rarely critical of anyone. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which has lost its meaning through time.

Coach Z wears a blue and purple baseball cap and a large gold Z emblem around his waist. Nobody knows for sure whether his bright green color is his skin or a body suit. However, [[Middle School Variation#Baby Coach Z|baby Coach Z]] seems to be wearing footy pajamas in the email [[highschool]], and on more than one occasion, Coach Z has mentioned his [[pants]]. In [[shapeshifter]], Coach Z referred to his outfit as his "sweaty sweat-sweats", which was seen to have at least one pocket. His head is a white sphere with light gray circles for eyes. Coach Z [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Coach Z's Face|lacks a visible nose and mouth]], but is able to talk, eat, and spit with ease. He has long arms and large feet, but very short legs.

[[Image:Coach z butt.PNG|thumb|An unshaven Coach Z talking about his butt.]]
As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What Now?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been strongly implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0#Message 6|one occasion]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|on her answering machine]] when he was drunk, and another during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. In [[diorama]], Coach Z even refers to Marzipan as his "gorgeous girlfriend". He also has difficulty pronouncing certain words, such as "job" (as shown in the "[[A Jorb Well Done]]" cartoon), instead pronouncing it as "jorb", "jaerb", or "jorearb". In addition to his frequent mispronunciations, Coach Z also seems to have mental and gender confusion problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in [his] head". He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit of [[butt-patting]]. Many characters see him as a nuisance. Even Homestar treated Coach Z with contempt in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], quickly refusing to allow Coach Z to come to his house for [[Decemberween]].

When not working as a coach, Coach Z works with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]]. Coach Z is also the janitor at [[the office]] where Homestar and [[Strong Bad]] work. He is paid on hourly wage and is clearly jealous that Strong Bad is paid on salary. He has also spent time [[Blubb-O's Commercial|dressed as the Blubb-O's Drive-Thru Whale]] mascot. Coach Z owns four [[Wikipedia:Tony Award|Tony awards]], suggesting that he may have a background in theatre. Despite his numerous jobs, Coach Z has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year.

[[Image:Babycz.PNG|thumb|left|115px|The craptain of the foortball torm!]]
Coach Z is a fan of hip-hop and rap music, particularly the [[Wikipedia:Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: He released the single "[[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]," which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], his solo album, entitled "The Z Is All Up Ins", features the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]", and his own rap song, "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]]). Although his usual rapping prowess consists mainly of "count[ing] to two over and over again," as explained in [[nightlife]], he once had a very successful career during his days in the [[Two-o Duo]].

[[Image:CoachZ3D.png|thumb|"Hey, watch where y'er pointin' that 3D!"]]
Coach Z's [[Ages of Characters|age]] is ambiguous, as he appears to be grown up when Strong Bad was a kid in the email [[stand-up]], while they both appeared to be babies in the email [[highschool]] (although this may simply be a product of Strong Bad's [[History According to Strong Bad|"doodle memory"]]). He is likely to be one of the older characters, since in [[caffiene]], Strong Sad's slaps provoke him to cry out "I'm just an old man!" and in [[slumber party]], Strong Bad refers to him, [[Bubs]], and [[The King of Town]] as "older kids."

Coach Z and [[Bubs]] [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|had a falling out]] at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] shows us; Bubs makes a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the parade, and Coach Z retaliates by saying "Serves him right, then" when [[Strong Mad]] steals [[Bubs Concession Stand|his concession stand]]. In the email [[narrator]], it was shown that they had made-up and returned to having boring conversations about [[Bubs's napkins]]. However, in [[Most In The Graveyard]], when it is implied that Coach Z fancies Bubs' sister, Bubs beats him up. In the same toon, it is also revealed that Coach Z and Bubs may actually be very distant cousins, although Bubs finds this hard to believe.

*'''Domicile:''' [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]
*'''Debut:''' "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]"
*[[:Category:Coach Z Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
<gallery>Image:coachzs Z.png|Coach Z's emblem
Image:oldcoach.PNG|Youthful days
Image:Coach Z- no hat.PNG|Hatless
Image:ZsNewMedallion.png|His emblem, squished / skewed / turned all around (from [[redesign]])</gallery>

{{Character Video Transcript}}

==Coach Z's Accent==
The primary factor in his hilarity, Coach Z's Upper Midwestern accent has made him into a very quotable character.

===Sounds Affected===
The most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (i.e. The Cheat) and the short o (job), which both come out as an "or" or "aer" ("The Chort", "jaerb"), although in a few toons such as [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], he's shown to purposly do it.

===List of mispronounced words===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Original Word !! Coach Z's version(s) !! Appears In
|-
| '''Absolutely''' || Abso-prootley || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''About''' || Abrat/Abort || [[No Hands On Deck!]], [[Happy Hallow-day]], [[Loading Screens]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Accent''' || Orccent/Accernt || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Action''' || Airkshin || [[Happy Fireworks]], [[Main Page 23]]
|-
| '''Athlete''' || Airthlete || [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw]]
|-
| '''Awful''' || Orful || Email [[secret recipes]]
|-
| '''Balloon''' || b'lloon || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Bomb''' || Baermb || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [[These peoples try to fade me]]
|-
| '''Captain''' || [[Media:Highschool 6.ogg|Craptain]] || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Charge''' || Chiioooorge || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-

| '''Chips''' || Chorps || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''[[Crap]]''' || Crop || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Credenza''' || Cradernzair || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Crickets''' || Crackets || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Cubicle''' || Kyorbicle || [[DNA Evidence (Toon)|DNA Evidence]]
|-
| '''[[Decemberween]]''' || Decemberwern || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''[[DELETED]]''' || DELORTED || Email [[replacement]]
|-
| '''Did''' || Doird || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Disco''' || Disca || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]]
|-
| '''Drop''' || Drap || Email [[your funeral]]
|-
| '''[[Duck]]''' || Dook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Exaggerate''' || Exorggerate || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Effigy''' || Orfigy, arfigy, RPG, first-person shooter || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-
| '''[[Fhqwhgads]]''' || Forhorglingrads || Email [[sibbie]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Field''' || Fierld || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]], [[Coach Z's 110%]], Email [[dictionary]]
|-
| '''Five''' || Farve || [[A Decemberween Pageant]]
|-
| '''Flapjacks''' || Florpjacks || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Football Team''' || Foortball Torm || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Forgot to putt''' || Forgort to port, forgat to prat, gorka fa pork || Email [[mini-golf]]
|-
| '''Forward''' || Frorward || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Gosh''' || Gorsh || Email [[strong badathlon]], [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]
|-
| '''Gluten''' and '''Glutton''' || Glorten || [[Weclome Back]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Halloworn || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Hallerwern || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Happy Hallow—''' || Horpy Horlow— || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Happy T''' || Horpy Tor || [[Happy T!]]
|-
| '''Hello''' || Hellor || [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]''' || Hamstray, Hamster, Stramstar, [http://www.stairmaster.com Stairmaster], Homegrown, [[Wikipedia:Ramrod|Ramrod]], Humphel || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Hoot''' || Hort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''I Feel Bad''' || Ir feer borld || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Idea''' || Idear || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Inappropriate''' || Inapprapriate || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Inoculate''' || Anorculate || [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments#Burning Horizon Forum|BHZ Anniversary Message]]
|-
| '''[[Jibblie]]''' || Jorbaly || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Job''' || Jorb, Jaerb, Jarb, Joerghb, Jaeoreorb || [[A Jorb Well Done]], Email [[boring (really)]], [[Sbemailiarized!]]
|-
| '''Jujyfruits''' || Jorjyfruits, Jerjyfrorts, Georgie Frorgie, [[Wikipedia:George Foreman|George Foreman]] || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| '''[[Coach Z's Locker Room|Locker]]''' || Lacker/Lacquer || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]], Email [[myths & legends]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Man''' || Marn || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''[[Mike Chapman|Mike]]''' || Mork || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Mother'''|| Mudder|| [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Mouthwash''' || Mouthwarsh || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Musical''' || Myorsical || [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Not''' || Nat || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''October''' || Orctober || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Off''' || Orf || Email [[winter pool]]
|-
| '''Office''' || Arfice || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]]
|-
| '''Out''' || Oat || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Part''' || Prat || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]]
|-
| '''Party''' || Pratty || Email [[impression]]
|-
| '''People''' || Perple || [[8-Bit is Enough]]
|-
| '''[http://www.pertplus.com/ Pert Plus]''' || Port Plus || [[Jibblies 2]], [[hremail3184]] (part of actual packaging)
|-
| '''[[Pom Pom]]''' || Pam Pam || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Problem''' || Praeblem || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]], [[On Break]]
|-
| '''Rock bottom''' || Rack battom || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Real''' || Rrrl || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Revealed''' || Revearled || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Solid''' || Salid || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Secret''' || Sorcret, "secret sorcret" || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Situation''' || Sitch'ation || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Speakin' ''' || Sporkin' || Email [[love poems]]
|-
| '''Sports''' || Sprots || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Stick''' || Stark || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Stop''' || Stap || [[Rap Song]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''' || Spring Board || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Suck''' || Sook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Swedish Fish''' || Swordish Forsh || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Talkin' about''' || Torkin' abort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Terrible''' || Terbirle || Email [[senior prom]]
|-

| '''[[The Cheat]]''' || The Chort || ''see [[Nicknames#The Cheat|Nicknames]]''
|-
| '''There''' || Dere, dare || Email [[lures & jigs]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]], Email [[theme park]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thousand''' || Trousand || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thug''' || Thorg || [[Halloween Fairstival]]
|-
| '''Touchdown''' || Torchdown || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] ''(Written)''
|-
| '''Thumb''' || Thermb || [[Some Stupid Turkey]]
|-
| '''[[Toilet]]''' || Terlet || [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[A Folky Tale]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] (Bubs, Homestar), Email [[unnatural]]

|-
|'''Tomorrow''' || Tomoarow, || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Trick or Treat''' || Track or Trort || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Undefeated''' || Undeforted || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Unfortunate''' || Unfarchunate || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Up''' || Arp || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Volvo|Volvo]]''' || Vorlvo || [[rated]]
|-
| '''What''' || Whort || [[Date Nite]]
|-
| '''Video''' || Videro || [[Coach Z's 110%]]
|-
| '''Yipe''' || Yorp || Email [[redesign]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba|Yo Gabba Gabba]] || Yor garble garble || [[Most in the Graveyard]]
|-
| '''You Say Tomato,''' '''I Say Tomato''' || You Say Tomater, "[[Quote of the Week#QW-2005-12-08|I zader matermorts]]" || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
|}

[[Category:Word running gags]]

===Inconsistencies===

Evidence has suggested that Coach Z's accent may be bogus:
*After saying "track or trort" in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], Bubs gets on his case and he says "trick or treat" correctly. If given "Swedish Fish," said as "Swordish Forsh," Bubs gets on his case again and Coach Z says "It's a crowd-pleaser."
*In [[boring (really)]], while Strong Bad is writing his list of three-letter words, Coach Z interrupts him at the word "job", saying that "jorb is a four letters word."
*Coach Z says "The Cheat" immediately after "The Chort" in [[mascot]], though he speaks as though he's talking about two different people.
*In the DVD commentary for [[part-time job]], [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] exploits Coach Z's "accent" by implying that not only does Coach Z add the letter R to words, but now also likes to switch letters around sometimes, and in reply Coach Z partially admits to his accent being bogus.
*In [[cliffhangers]], in the process of his attempted unmasking of [[The Thnikkaman]], he says "secret sorcret" twice, referring to Thnikkaman's secret being revealed and his shame in having really bad hand-eye coordination.
*While playing [[Renaldo]] in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]], he pronounces "off" both correctly and incorrectly in the same sentence.
*In [[Loading Screens]], Coach Z's accent is much less pronounced than usual.

===Featured in===
*[[A Jorb Well Done]]
*[[Coach Z Talker]]

==Coach Z's "more than two problems"==
Coach Z has claimed to have "more than two problems." An analysis of his behavior shows the following problems.
*Medical
**He has "[[rampage|problems with his feet]]", including [[labor day|athlete's foot]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre | bunions, corns and calluses]].
**He has [[#Character Video Transcript|mentioned]] [[rampage|several times]] that he [[slumber party|has a bad back]].
**When his bathing suit is removed, he [[underlings|leaks a black fluid]].
**He has [[cliffhangers|bad hand-eye coordination]].

*Psychological
**He [[garage sale|thinks that he is a mother]].
**He [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|sometimes forgets what's real and what's just in his head]].
**He has an obsession with [[butts]].
**He seems to [[Date Nite|believe he's in a relationship with Bubs]].
**He has [[mini-golf|short-term memory loss]].
**He once asked a [[Wormdingler|drawing he made]] to [[Trogday 08#Easter_Eggs|be his bride]].
**He believes that a [[diorama|sketch of a cell phone]] is a real cell phone.
**He asked Homestar to [[Baddest of the Bands|marry him]].
**He has an [[imaginary|imaginary friend]] named "Real Live Actual Mr. Blangcaster Next Door", and by the look of his outline, is very shady looking.

*[[Alcohol]]ism
**He has been drunk multiple times, usually on [[Listerine]].
**He [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0|called Marzipan while being drunk]], along with Bubs.

*Anti-social behavior
**He spiked the punch at the [[senior prom]] with Listerine, saying it was for everyone else's health.
**He wears a [[underlings|disturbingly small bathing suit]] when swimming, and doesn't realize that it makes others uncomfortable.
**It has been implied that he [[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship|has a crush on Marzipan]]. He has occasionally made [[Fall Float Parade|"inapprapriate" comments]] about her and has [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2|let it slip]] that he snuck into her house. It now seems that he has been [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|given a restraining order]] preventing him from coming within 500 feet of [[Marzipan's house]].
**He was sent to [[Play Date|juvenile prison]].

*Hygiene
**He holds the [[record book|record]] for the longest time gone without [[showering]].
**He wears [[shapeshifter|sweaty pants]].
**He [[hremail3184|showers with spit]].

*Speech Impediment
**See [[#Coach Z's Accent|above]].

*Lack of generally common knowledge
**Despite being a coach, he [[secret recipes|doesn't know what a basketball is]].
**He's [[rampage|bad at abbreviations]].
**He claims to [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|only know a few words]], such as "pfargtl", his "favorite animal".
**At one point, he believed that the shower heads in his locker room were his "[[hygiene|drippy, broken speakers]]".
**He believes a [[cardboard box]] with a detached microphone is a [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2|record studio]].
**He thinks [[environment|cooking with hydroelectricity]] means running a hot dog under the shower.

*Financial
**He claims he [[These Peoples Try To Fade Me|has money, but not much]].
**He lives in a gymnasium locker room.
**He frequently has his power shut off because he [[Homestar Presents: Presents|forgets to pay his bills]].
**He has occasionally [[Blubb-O's Commercial|attempted to be sent to prison]], since he would be guaranteed "three square meals a day".
**He [[secret recipes|can't afford "money cost"]] ice cream.

*Miscellaneous
**He often [[secret recipes|vomits in his pants]].
**He carries a bottle of [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|questionable water]] with him at all times for questionable reasons.
**Even when he finds he's eating something awful, he [[secret recipes|still eats it]].
**He [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|enjoys covering puke in sawdust]], claiming that "Sawdust makes everything delicious".
**He admits he [[theme park|likes a good chafe]].
**He never seems to notice or complain that there is [[Homestar Ruiner|itching powder in his jock strap]].

==Discography==
*[[These Peoples Try To Fade Me]] (2003)
*[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]
*[[being mean|Coach Z Gets Noice]]
*[[Rap Song]] featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]] (2007)
*[[Loading Screens]] with [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]]

== Fun Facts ==
*Coach Z's accent came from a depressing Midwestern voice that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and some friends would do in college.
*It was revealed in issue #21 of [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|Wonkavision]] magazine that Coach Z is named after [[Craig Zobel]].
*According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt pats]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
*Coach Z was originally known as "Coach Zee."
*Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].
*In [[Date Nite]] he is shown without his hat and wearing hair curlers, despite a lack of visible hair.
*On Coach Z's emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a backwards Z formation.
*According to the [[Old Characters Page]], Coach Z wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z". He has been seen coaching on numerous occasions since then, though his talent at it is still dubious at best.
*Coach Z is given a new display of angry eyes, as shown in [[Kick-A-Ball]] and [[hremail3184]].

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and Coach Z's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[20X6 Coach Z]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
*[[Other Character Variations|Coach Zed]]
*[[Strong Badman Characters#Damp Towel Man|Damp Towel Man]]
*Zoach C ([[HSR Xeriouxly Forxe]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as something hip-hop-related, or in the case of Theo Huxtable, something he believes to be hip-hop related. (The Noid costume was not released.)

*[[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[Wikipedia:Shock G|Humpty Hump]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[Wikipedia:Christopher "Kid" Reid|Kid]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*[[Wikipedia:Kool Moe Dee|Kool Moe Dee]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*[[Wikipedia:Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Theo Huxtable (from [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*[[Wikipedia:Queen Latifah|Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]].
*[[Wikipedia:So So Def Recordings|So So Def Recordings Logo]] in [[Jibblies 2]].
*[[Wikipedia:Lance Robertson|DJ Lance Rock]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]].
*[[Wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]].

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"What kinda wood ya use there, Strong Bad? Cause y'know I knew a guy up in Paughkeegan who could work wonders with a piece of..."|[[The Luau]] extended take |Mirror:cz_wood.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I think there's a Blubb-O's Li'l Lubber's meal rattlin around up there somewhere."|[[On Break]] outtake|Mirror:cz_lillubbers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You don't need no consummate V's to be my bride."|[[Trogday 08]] Easter egg|Mirror:cz_bemybride.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Mmmmm! Drink in that bun!"|[[environment]]|Mirror:cz_drinkin.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Coach Z, R-A-P. Accidentally featuring Peacey P..." ''{entire "Rap Song"}''|[[Rap Song]]|Mirror:rapsong.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I feel like that school child on the first day of Christmas!"|QotW exclusive|Mirror:cz schoolchild.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. I guess I forgort to port. Oh! I guess I forgat to prat! OH! Gorka fa pork!"|[[mini-golf]]|Mirror:cz forgortport.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You say tomater, I zader madermorts."|[[Fall Float Parade]]|Mirror:cz tomater.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!"|[[Happy Fireworks]]|Mirror:cz dazzlemaze.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Once again, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz slipthrufingers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz bdhman.zip}}
*{{qotw|"My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'."|[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]|Mirror:cz oachz.mp3}}
|}

==See Also==
*[[Coach Z Evolution]]
*[[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Coach Z|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
* [[HR:vcr cz.html|watch Coach Z's character video]]
* [[HR:vcr cz.swf|view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video]]

{{Characters|Coach Z}}

Coach Z

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[[Image:coach-z.png|thumb|right|200px|More than two problems]]
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==Biography==
'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Wikipedia:Coach (sport)|coach]]" of the residents of [[Free Country, USA]], though it is unclear exactly which sports he coaches. He has a strong accent, based on an [[Wikipedia:Upper Midwest|Upper Midwestern]] [[Wikipedia:North Central American English|accent]] (though it is also sometimes simply nonsensical) which is sometimes difficult for other characters to understand. While occasionally tiresome, he is always ready to offer encouragement and is rarely critical of anyone. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which has lost its meaning through time.

Coach Z wears a blue and purple baseball cap and a large gold Z emblem around his waist. Nobody knows for sure whether his bright green color is his skin or a body suit. However, [[Middle School Variation#Baby Coach Z|baby Coach Z]] seems to be wearing footy pajamas in the email [[highschool]], and on more than one occasion, Coach Z has mentioned his [[pants]]. In [[shapeshifter]], Coach Z referred to his outfit as his "sweaty sweat-sweats", which was seen to have at least one pocket. His head is a white sphere with light gray circles for eyes. Coach Z [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Coach Z's Face|lacks a visible nose and mouth]], but is able to talk, eat, and spit with ease. He has long arms and large feet, but very short legs.

[[Image:Coach z butt.PNG|thumb|An unshaven Coach Z talking about his butt.]]
As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What Now?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been strongly implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0#Message 6|one occasion]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|on her answering machine]] when he was drunk, and another during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. In [[diorama]], Coach Z even refers to Marzipan as his "gorgeous girlfriend". He also has difficulty pronouncing certain words, such as "job" (as shown in the "[[A Jorb Well Done]]" cartoon), instead pronouncing it as "jorb", "jaerb", or "jorearb". In addition to his frequent mispronunciations, Coach Z also seems to have mental and gender confusion problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in [his] head". He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit of [[butt-patting]]. Many characters see him as a nuisance. Even Homestar treated Coach Z with contempt in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], quickly refusing to allow Coach Z to come to his house for [[Decemberween]].

When not working as a coach, Coach Z works with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]]. Coach Z is also the janitor at [[the office]] where Homestar and [[Strong Bad]] work. He is paid on hourly wage and is clearly jealous that Strong Bad is paid on salary. He has also spent time [[Blubb-O's Commercial|dressed as the Blubb-O's Drive-Thru Whale]] mascot. Coach Z owns four [[Wikipedia:Tony Award|Tony awards]], suggesting that he may have a background in theatre. Despite his numerous jobs, Coach Z has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year.

[[Image:Babycz.PNG|thumb|left|115px|The craptain of the foortball torm!]]
Coach Z is a fan of hip-hop and rap music, particularly the [[Wikipedia:Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: He released the single "[[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]," which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], his solo album, entitled "The Z Is All Up Ins", features the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]", and his own rap song, "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]]). Although his usual rapping prowess consists mainly of "count[ing] to two over and over again," as explained in [[nightlife]], he once had a very successful career during his days in the [[Two-o Duo]].

[[Image:CoachZ3D.png|thumb|"Hey, watch where y'er pointin' that 3D!"]]
Coach Z's [[Ages of Characters|age]] is ambiguous, as he appears to be grown up when Strong Bad was a kid in the email [[stand-up]], while they both appeared to be babies in the email [[highschool]] (although this may simply be a product of Strong Bad's [[History According to Strong Bad|"doodle memory"]]). He is likely to be one of the older characters, since in [[caffiene]], Strong Sad's slaps provoke him to cry out "I'm just an old man!" and in [[slumber party]], Strong Bad refers to him, [[Bubs]], and [[The King of Town]] as "older kids."

Coach Z and [[Bubs]] [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|had a falling out]] at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] shows us; Bubs makes a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the parade, and Coach Z retaliates by saying "Serves him right, then" when [[Strong Mad]] steals [[Bubs Concession Stand|his concession stand]]. In the email [[narrator]], it was shown that they had made-up and returned to having boring conversations about [[Bubs's napkins]]. However, in [[Most In The Graveyard]], when it is implied that Coach Z fancies Bubs' sister, Bubs beats him up. In the same toon, it is also revealed that Coach Z and Bubs may actually be very distant cousins, although Bubs finds this hard to believe.

*'''Domicile:''' [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]
*'''Debut:''' "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]"
*[[:Category:Coach Z Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
<gallery>Image:coachzs Z.png|Coach Z's emblem
Image:oldcoach.PNG|Youthful days
Image:Coach Z- no hat.PNG|Hatless
Image:ZsNewMedallion.png|His emblem, squished / skewed / turned all around (from [[redesign]])</gallery>

{{Character Video Transcript}}

==Coach Z's Accent==
The primary factor in his hilarity, Coach Z's Upper Midwestern accent has made him into a very quotable character.

===Sounds Affected===
The most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (i.e. The Cheat) and the short o (job), which both come out as an "or" or "aer" ("The Chort", "jaerb"), although in a few toons such as [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], he's shown to purposly do it.

===List of mispronounced words===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Original Word !! Coach Z's version(s) !! Appears In
|-
| '''Absolutely''' || Abso-prootley || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''About''' || Abrat/Abort || [[No Hands On Deck!]], [[Happy Hallow-day]], [[Loading Screens]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Accent''' || Orccent/Accernt || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Action''' || Airkshin || [[Happy Fireworks]], [[Main Page 23]]
|-
| '''Athlete''' || Airthlete || [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw]]
|-
| '''Awful''' || Orful || Email [[secret recipes]]
|-
| '''Balloon''' || b'lloon || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Bomb''' || Baermb || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [[These peoples try to fade me]]
|-
| '''Captain''' || [[Media:Highschool 6.ogg|Craptain]] || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Charge''' || Chiioooorge || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-

| '''Chips''' || Chorps || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''[[Crap]]''' || Crop || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Credenza''' || Cradernzair || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Crickets''' || Crackets || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Cubicle''' || Kyorbicle || [[DNA Evidence (Toon)|DNA Evidence]]
|-
| '''[[Decemberween]]''' || Decemberwern || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''[[DELETED]]''' || DELORTED || Email [[replacement]]
|-
| '''Did''' || Doird || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Disco''' || Disca || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]]
|-
| '''Drop''' || Drap || Email [[your funeral]]
|-
| '''[[Duck]]''' || Dook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Exaggerate''' || Exorggerate || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Effigy''' || Orfigy, arfigy, RPG, first-person shooter || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-
| '''[[Fhqwhgads]]''' || Forhorglingrads || Email [[sibbie]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Field''' || Fierld || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]], [[Coach Z's 110%]], Email [[dictionary]]
|-
| '''Five''' || Farve || [[A Decemberween Pageant]]
|-
| '''Flapjacks''' || Florpjacks || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Football Team''' || Foortball Torm || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Forgot to putt''' || Forgort to port, forgat to prat, gorka fa pork || Email [[mini-golf]]
|-
| '''Forward''' || Frorward || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Gosh''' || Gorsh || Email [[strong badathlon]], [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]
|-
| '''Gluten''' and '''Glutton''' || Glorten || [[Weclome Back]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Halloworn || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Hallerwern || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Happy Hallow—''' || Horpy Horlow— || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Happy T''' || Horpy Tor || [[Happy T!]]
|-
| '''Hello''' || Hellor || [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]''' || Hamstray, Hamster, Stramstar, [http://www.stairmaster.com Stairmaster], Homegrown, [[Wikipedia:Ramrod|Ramrod]], Humphel || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Hoot''' || Hort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''I Feel Bad''' || Ir feer borld || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Idea''' || Idear || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Inappropriate''' || Inapprapriate || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Inoculate''' || Anorculate || [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments#Burning Horizon Forum|BHZ Anniversary Message]]
|-
| '''[[Jibblie]]''' || Jorbaly || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Job''' || Jorb, Jaerb, Jarb, Joerghb, Jaeoreorb || [[A Jorb Well Done]], Email [[boring (really)]], [[Sbemailiarized!]]
|-
| '''Jujyfruits''' || Jorjyfruits, Jerjyfrorts, Georgie Frorgie, [[Wikipedia:George Foreman|George Foreman]] || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| '''[[Coach Z's Locker Room|Locker]]''' || Lacker/Lacquer || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]], Email [[myths & legends]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Man''' || Marn || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''[[Mike Chapman|Mike]]''' || Mork || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Mother'''|| Mudder|| [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Mouthwash''' || Mouthwarsh || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Musical''' || Myorsical || [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Not''' || Nat || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''October''' || Orctober || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Off''' || Orf || Email [[winter pool]]
|-
| '''Office''' || Arfice || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]]
|-
| '''Out''' || Oat || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Part''' || Prat || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]]
|-
| '''Party''' || Pratty || Email [[impression]]
|-
| '''People''' || Perple || [[8-Bit is Enough]]
|-
| '''[http://www.pertplus.com/ Pert Plus]''' || Port Plus || [[Jibblies 2]], [[hremail3184]] (part of actual packaging)
|-
| '''[[Pom Pom]]''' || Pam Pam || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Problem''' || Praeblem || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]], [[On Break]]
|-
| '''Rock bottom''' || Rack battom || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Real''' || Rrrl || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Revealed''' || Revearled || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Solid''' || Salid || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Secret''' || Sorcret, "secret sorcret" || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Situation''' || Sitch'ation || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Speakin' ''' || Sporkin' || Email [[love poems]]
|-
| '''Sports''' || Sprots || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Stick''' || Stark || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Stop''' || Stap || [[Rap Song]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''' || Spring Board || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Suck''' || Sook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Swedish Fish''' || Swordish Forsh || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Talkin' about''' || Torkin' abort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Terrible''' || Terbirle || Email [[senior prom]]
|-

| '''[[The Cheat]]''' || The Chort || ''see [[Nicknames#The Cheat|Nicknames]]''
|-
| '''There''' || Dere, dare || Email [[lures & jigs]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]], Email [[theme park]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thousand''' || Trousand || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thug''' || Thorg || [[Halloween Fairstival]]
|-
| '''Touchdown''' || Torchdown || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] ''(Written)''
|-
| '''Thumb''' || Thermb || [[Some Stupid Turkey]]
|-
| '''[[Toilet]]''' || Terlet || [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[A Folky Tale]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] (Bubs, Homestar), Email [[unnatural]]

|-
|'''Tomorrow''' || Tomoarow, || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Trick or Treat''' || Track or Trort || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Undefeated''' || Undeforted || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Unfortunate''' || Unfarchunate || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Up''' || Arp || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Volvo|Volvo]]''' || Vorlvo || [[rated]]
|-
| '''What''' || Whort || [[Date Nite]]
|-
| '''Video''' || Videro || [[Coach Z's 110%]]
|-
| '''Yipe''' || Yorp || Email [[redesign]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba|Yo Gabba Gabba]] || Yor garble garble || [[Most in the Graveyard]]
|-
| '''You Say Tomato,''' '''I Say Tomato''' || You Say Tomater, "[[Quote of the Week#QW-2005-12-08|I zader matermorts]]" || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
|}

[[Category:Word running gags]]

===Inconsistencies===

Evidence has suggested that Coach Z's accent may be bogus:
*After saying "track or trort" in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], Bubs gets on his case and he says "trick or treat" correctly. If given "Swedish Fish," said as "Swordish Forsh," Bubs gets on his case again and Coach Z says "It's a crowd-pleaser."
*In [[boring (really)]], while Strong Bad is writing his list of three-letter words, Coach Z interrupts him at the word "job", saying that "jorb is a four letters word."
*Coach Z says "The Cheat" immediately after "The Chort" in [[mascot]], though he speaks as though he's talking about two different people.
*In the DVD commentary for [[part-time job]], [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] exploits Coach Z's "accent" by implying that not only does Coach Z add the letter R to words, but now also likes to switch letters around sometimes, and in reply Coach Z partially admits to his accent being bogus.
*In [[cliffhangers]], in the process of his attempted unmasking of [[The Thnikkaman]], he says "secret sorcret" twice, referring to Thnikkaman's secret being revealed and his shame in having really bad hand-eye coordination.
*While playing [[Renaldo]] in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]], he pronounces "off" both correctly and incorrectly in the same sentence.
*In [[Loading Screens]], Coach Z's accent is much less pronounced than usual.

===Featured in===
*[[A Jorb Well Done]]
*[[Coach Z Talker]]

==Coach Z's "more than two problems"==
Coach Z has claimed to have "more than two problems." An analysis of his behavior shows the following problems.
*Medical
**He has "[[rampage|problems with his feet]]", including [[labor day|athlete's foot]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre | bunions, corns and calluses]].
**He has [[#Character Video Transcript|mentioned]] [[rampage|several times]] that he [[slumber party|has a bad back]].
**When his bathing suit is removed, he [[underlings|leaks a black fluid]].
**He has [[cliffhangers|bad hand-eye coordination]].

*Psychological
**He [[garage sale|thinks that he is a mother]].
**He [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|sometimes forgets what's real and what's just in his head]].
**He has an obsession with [[butts]].
**He seems to [[Date Nite|believe he's in a relationship with Bubs]].
**He has [[mini-golf|short-term memory loss]].
**He once asked a [[Wormdingler|drawing he made]] to [[Trogday 08#Easter_Eggs|be his bride]].
**He believes that a [[diorama|sketch of a cell phone]] is a real cell phone.
**He asked Homestar to [[Baddest of the Bands|marry him]].
**He has an [[imaginary|imaginary friend]] named "Real Live Actual Mr. Blangcaster Next Door", and by the look of his outline, is very shady looking.

*[[Alcohol]]ism
**He has been drunk multiple times, usually on [[Listerine]].
**He [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0|called Marzipan while being drunk]], along with Bubs.

*Anti-social behavior
**He spiked the punch at the [[senior prom]] with Listerine, saying it was for everyone else's health.
**He wears a [[underlings|disturbingly small bathing suit]] when swimming, and doesn't realize that it makes others uncomfortable.
**It has been implied that he [[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship|has a crush on Marzipan]]. He has occasionally made [[Fall Float Parade|"inapprapriate" comments]] about her and has [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2|let it slip]] that he snuck into her house. It now seems that he has been [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|given a restraining order]] preventing him from coming within 500 feet of [[Marzipan's house]].
**He was sent to [[Play Date|juvenile prison]].

*Hygiene
**He holds the [[record book|record]] for the longest time gone without [[showering]].
**He wears [[shapeshifter|sweaty pants]].
**He [[hremail3184|showers with spit]].

*Speech Impediment
**See [[#Coach Z's Accent|above]].

*Lack of generally common knowledge
**Despite being a coach, he [[secret recipes|doesn't know what a basketball is]].
**He's [[rampage|bad at abbreviations]].
**He claims to [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|only know a few words]], such as "pfargtl", his "favorite animal".
**At one point, he believed that the shower heads in his locker room were his "[[hygiene|drippy, broken speakers]]".
**He believes a [[cardboard box]] with a detached microphone is a [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2|record studio]].
**He thinks [[environment|cooking with hydroelectricity]] means running a hot dog under the shower.

*Financial
**He claims he [[These Peoples Try To Fade Me|has money, but not much]].
**He lives in a gymnasium locker room.
**He frequently has his power shut off because he [[Homestar Presents: Presents|forgets to pay his bills]].
**He has occasionally [[Blubb-O's Commercial|attempted to be sent to prison]], since he would be guaranteed "three square meals a day".
**He [[secret recipes|can't afford "money cost"]] ice cream.

*Miscellaneous
**He often [[secret recipes|pukes his pants]].
**He carries a bottle of [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|questionable water]] with him at all times for questionable reasons.
**Even when he finds he's eating something awful, he [[secret recipes|still eats it]].
**He [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|enjoys covering puke in sawdust]], claiming that "Sawdust makes everything delicious".
**He admits he [[theme park|likes a good chafe]].
**He never seems to notice or complain that there is [[Homestar Ruiner|itching powder in his jock strap]].

==Discography==
*[[These Peoples Try To Fade Me]] (2003)
*[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]
*[[being mean|Coach Z Gets Noice]]
*[[Rap Song]] featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]] (2007)
*[[Loading Screens]] with [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]]

== Fun Facts ==
*Coach Z's accent came from a depressing Midwestern voice that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and some friends would do in college.
*It was revealed in issue #21 of [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|Wonkavision]] magazine that Coach Z is named after [[Craig Zobel]].
*According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt pats]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
*Coach Z was originally known as "Coach Zee."
*Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].
*In [[Date Nite]] he is shown without his hat and wearing hair curlers, despite a lack of visible hair.
*On Coach Z's emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a backwards Z formation.
*According to the [[Old Characters Page]], Coach Z wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z". He has been seen coaching on numerous occasions since then, though his talent at it is still dubious at best.
*Coach Z is given a new display of angry eyes, as shown in [[Kick-A-Ball]] and [[hremail3184]].

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and Coach Z's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[20X6 Coach Z]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
*[[Other Character Variations|Coach Zed]]
*[[Strong Badman Characters#Damp Towel Man|Damp Towel Man]]
*Zoach C ([[HSR Xeriouxly Forxe]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as something hip-hop-related, or in the case of Theo Huxtable, something he believes to be hip-hop related. (The Noid costume was not released.)

*[[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[Wikipedia:Shock G|Humpty Hump]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[Wikipedia:Christopher "Kid" Reid|Kid]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*[[Wikipedia:Kool Moe Dee|Kool Moe Dee]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*[[Wikipedia:Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Theo Huxtable (from [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*[[Wikipedia:Queen Latifah|Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]].
*[[Wikipedia:So So Def Recordings|So So Def Recordings Logo]] in [[Jibblies 2]].
*[[Wikipedia:Lance Robertson|DJ Lance Rock]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]].
*[[Wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]].

==Quotes of the Week==
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*{{qotw|"What kinda wood ya use there, Strong Bad? Cause y'know I knew a guy up in Paughkeegan who could work wonders with a piece of..."|[[The Luau]] extended take |Mirror:cz_wood.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I think there's a Blubb-O's Li'l Lubber's meal rattlin around up there somewhere."|[[On Break]] outtake|Mirror:cz_lillubbers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You don't need no consummate V's to be my bride."|[[Trogday 08]] Easter egg|Mirror:cz_bemybride.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Mmmmm! Drink in that bun!"|[[environment]]|Mirror:cz_drinkin.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Coach Z, R-A-P. Accidentally featuring Peacey P..." ''{entire "Rap Song"}''|[[Rap Song]]|Mirror:rapsong.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I feel like that school child on the first day of Christmas!"|QotW exclusive|Mirror:cz schoolchild.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. I guess I forgort to port. Oh! I guess I forgat to prat! OH! Gorka fa pork!"|[[mini-golf]]|Mirror:cz forgortport.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You say tomater, I zader madermorts."|[[Fall Float Parade]]|Mirror:cz tomater.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!"|[[Happy Fireworks]]|Mirror:cz dazzlemaze.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Once again, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz slipthrufingers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz bdhman.zip}}
*{{qotw|"My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'."|[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]|Mirror:cz oachz.mp3}}
|}

==See Also==
*[[Coach Z Evolution]]
*[[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Coach Z|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
* [[HR:vcr cz.html|watch Coach Z's character video]]
* [[HR:vcr cz.swf|view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video]]

{{Characters|Coach Z}}

Stinkoman 20X6 Real-World References

Desktop — Sat, 01 May 2010 23:34:12 GMT

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There are dozens of video game references in [[Stinkoman 20X6]].

==General==
* Stlunko, 404 is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:404 error|404 error]] that browsers give when a webpage cannot be found.
* The [[Wikipedia:Piedmont_(United States)|Piedmont]] region of the United States is the area between the Atlantic coastal plain and the Appalachian mountains. Atlanta, home of the Brothers Chaps, lies in this region. [[Wikipedia:Piedmont|Piedmont]] is also a region in Northern Italy.
* Lundsford is a reference to the symbol and/or mascot of [http://www.georgianaturalgas.com/ Georgia Natural Gas]. Billboards featuring this symbol and character can be seen in many places in the Atlanta area where The Brothers Chaps live.
*Negatory is [[Wikipedia:Citizens' band radio|Citizens' Band Radio]] (CB) [http://www.cbgazette.com/slang.html slang] for no or negative.
*[http://www.protekdevices.com/aboutProtek00.htm Protek] is a Tempe, AZ based company specializing in Transient Voltage Suppression products. This may explain why the Protek enemy is an electric outlet.
*Stratosfear is the name of albums by both The Unisex and Tangerine Dream, and is a pun relating to the [[Wikipedia:Stratosphere|stratosphere]].
*In Slam Dunk Ernest, Ernest's jersey number is "-0".
*"Prawn Salad" was a phrase used in the "Live From the Grill-O-Mat" episode of [[Wikipedia:Monty Python's Flying Circus|Monty Python's Flying Circus]] as a bizarre lead-in to the "Accidents" sketch.
*Ekersby is also the name of a coffee table formerly sold by [[Wikipedia:IKEA|IKEA]].
*[[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] is very prevalent in this game; it is a reference to poor translations in some older video games.

== [[Nintendo]] [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Entertainment System]] ==
*The game controller Stinkoman is holding in the cutscene for level 5.1 bears a striking resemblance to the redesigned NES controller (AKA the dogbone controller).
* The square areas around Stinkoman's face as it fades in on the intro screen are a reference to the method many NES games used to fade large images and backgrounds. Some games exhibited similar color artifacts and glitches primarily due to the NES's small color palette.

== [[Wikipedia:Mega Man|''Mega Man'' series]] ==

=== Graphics ===
* The sprites for Stinkoman and the enemies Poorbt and Astromund are patterned after sprites in the ''Mega Man'' games for the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]].
** Additionally, the sprites for the [[Videlectrix Mascot]] are taken directly from ''Mega Man''.
** It is likely that these sprites are based after the 8-bit Megaman sprites from the original ''[[Wikipedia:Mega Man Classic| Mega Man series]]''.
* When shooting at enemies, you are limited to three projectiles on screen at a time. This is a direct reference to the original ''Mega Man'' series, where the Mega Buster could only fire up to three shots at a time. Older video game consoles only allowed limited amount of sprites at a time. For the NES, only 64 sprites can be on screen at a time with only a maximum of 8 sprites in the same given line.
* The bulky, muscular Stinkoman in the game's box art is likely a reference to the first two ''Mega Man'' games. The box art for the American versions of those games featured a similarly muscular Mega Man that looked nothing like the character in the game. The first game's box art was particularly inconsistent, showing Mega Man with a middle-aged complexion and fully realistic body proportions, as well as blue and yellow armor.
** This practice of creating conflicting box art for American video games was a common practice until around the time the [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] was released.

=== Sounds and Music ===
* The sound effects for text appearing in the cinematics are taken from ''Mega Man'' for the NES.
* The chime sound in the intro screen and main menu mirrors ''[[Wikipedia:Mega Man X|Mega Man X]]'' for the SNES but appears to be featured in [[Under Construction]].
* Most of the music in Stinkoman 20X6 is patterned after the music from the entire ''Mega Man'' series.
** Technically, the music is most like the music from the SNES line of ''Mega Man'' games, as it is more complex and synthetic than the music that the 8-bit NES is capable of producing.
*The [[Stinkoman 20X6 Remarks#sped_up|sped-up quotes]] are a reference to Megaman X, where you could unlock the hadouken-in turn, a reference to Street Fighter II. The "Hadouken!" shout is sped up.
*The whistle used to summon the Stinkowing in Level 9 is similar to the whistle used to call Rush in the Game Boy game, Mega Man 2: Return of Mega Man.

=== Characters ===
* In the attract screen, Stinkoman, 1-Up and Pan Pan flash onto the screen in a similar fashion to the character introduction in the arcade game ''[[Wikipedia:Mega Man: The Power Battle|Mega Man: The Power Battle]]'' (featuring Mega Man, Proto Man and Bass).
** A similar character introduction is featured in the ''[[Wikipedia:Sonic Advance|Sonic Advance]]'' series for the [[Wikipedia:GameBoy Advance|Game Boy Advance]] and [[Wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] for the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System]], as well as many other video games, animes, and other media. Though Mega Man has technically used this, it is more likely to be a reflection of anime as a whole, as evidenced in other appearances of Stinkoman.
* The intro to [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 3|Level 3]] is a parody of Mega Man's limited jumping ability.
* Stinkoman taking the large gray fist as a "new powerup" in Level 3 is a reference to Mega Man's ability to take on the powers of defeated bosses.
** Internally, Stinkoman with the fist is called "Fistman", a reference to the naming scheme of most bosses in ''Mega Man''.
* The contrast between the combat mechanics for Stinkoman (shooting at enemies from afar) and 1-Up (kicking enemies with melee attacks) calls to mind the two main characters from the ''[[Wikipedia:Mega Man X (series)|Mega Man X series]]'', X and [[Wikipedia:Zero (Mega Man)|Zero]]. Where as X uses his arm cannon to fight enemies at a range, Zero uses a beam saber to attack foes up-close.

=== [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Enemies and Hazards]] ===
* '''Stobat''' (first seen in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 2|Level 2]]) is similar to a chicken robot in ''Mega Man 5''.
* '''Old Sage''' is similar to the instant-death spikes that are usually placed under moving platforms in various ''Mega Man'' levels.
* The '''trap-door platforms''' refer to the first ''Mega Man'' game, in which similar platforms are found in Guts Man's stage.
* '''Greggo''' is similar to Metall (also known as Mettaur, Metool, Met, or Hard Hat), which was also invincible while ducking.
* '''The Bendini Sisters''' in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5]] are similar to the meteorites that fall in Star Man's stage in ''Mega Man 5''.
* The '''"Evil Fortress"''' seen at the beginning and end of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9|Level 9]] is a parody of the Skull Castle/Fortress in ''Mega Man''.
*'''Poorbt''' behaves similarly to Sniper Joe.

== [[Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]] ==
* '''My Benj''' is similar to the Bit enemies in ''[[Wikipedia:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'' for the NES.
* '''Stlunko''' is similar to many video game bosses that consist of a mostly inactive head defended by two enormous disembodied hands. Such bosses are popular in the ''Zelda'' series — for example, Bongo-Bongo from ''[[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', Gohdan from ''[[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'', and Mazaal from ''[[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]''.
* '''Saargtsson''' is very similar in appearance and style to [http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Moldorm Moldorm] from the ''Zelda'' series.

== [[Mario|Super Mario Bros.]]==
* '''Firey-Hot''' is a recolor of the fire cannons' blasts in the airship levels of ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
* '''Old Sage''' looks similar to the spikes found in the moon level in ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins|Super Mario Land 2]]''.
* '''The Liekand''' is very similar in appearance to Fryguy, from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2.]]'' Fryguy, the Level 4 boss, is a flame that wears sunglasses.
**The fact that The Liekand turns into a mouse could be another reference to the game, as one of the bosses is Mouser, who is also a mouse that also wears sunglasses.
* The [[Stinkomanual]] mentions that this game has no "weepy princess crap", a reference to the ''Super Mario'' series (among others) in which the primary plot is to rescue a helpless princess.
* The phrase "Hold B" refers primarily to numerous Nintendo games in which you gain a boost of some sort by holding down the 'B' button. For example, in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series, holding 'B' makes you run faster, and in ''Mega Man'', holding 'B' charges up your shot for a more powerful hit.
** In Stinkoman 20X6, holding down the 'S' key allows you to rapid-fire.
* Many NES games featured the letter 'P' (presumably for "Power") in various forms, such as the P-switches, P-Wings and P-Gauges in ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. This may explain the collectible Ps in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 3|Level 3]].
* The name for [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level -0|Level -0 (Negatory)]] is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Minus World|Minus World]] level in ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''; a glitch that could be found by walking through a wall in Level 1-2.
*The fact that Stinkoman controls a hovercraft in Level 9 could be a reference to ''Super Mario Land'', in which Mario had to pilot a plane through one level.

==[[Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong Country]]==

* '''Tampo''' moves in a similar way to that of [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest|Krow]], the first boss in ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' for the SNES.
*Pan Pan's disappearance references many games in which a random character is kidnapped — for example, ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''3''.

== [[Video Games (allusions)|Other Games]] ==
* The death sound effect is taken from the NES Ninja Gaiden series. Specifically, it is the player damage sound effect.
* If you sit still for a while, your character becomes bored and yawns or falls asleep. This gag was first used in an old PC game called ''[[Wikipedia:Boulder Dash|Boulder Dash]]'', and has since been used in countless video games.
* 1-Up's spin-kick is similar to the [[Wikipedia:Street Fighter|''Street Fighter'']] move "Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku" (otherwise known as the Hurricane Kick).
** [[Homestar Runner]] also uses this move in the email [[dangeresque 3]], but mispronounces it as "The pipes are broken".
* '''Jaro's''' explosion appears to be modeled after many of the character explosions in ''The Adventures of Rad Gravity'' for the NES.
* The music for Level 1's opening scene is taken from [[Wikipedia:SSX Tricky|SSX Tricky]].
* '''[[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 1|Tampo]]''' appears to have been modeled after [[Wikipedia:List of characters in the Star Fox series#Andross|Andross]], the final boss in ''[[Wikipedia:Star Fox 64|Star Fox 64]]''. Andross's "true form" is that of a giant floating brain (with eyeballs, unlike Tampo), and both he and Tampo have the same weak point: the [[Wikipedia:Cerebellum|cerebellum]].
* The sound effect for Tampo's destruction is taken from ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'' for the NES.
* Stinkoman's pose with the giant fist at the end of Level 3 is a reference to some of the poses in ''[[Wikipedia:Battletoads|Battletoads]]''.
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 4|Level 4]] is a reference to a type of level (often called "Protect The Idiot") used in many video games to give the game some extra variety. In these kinds of levels, a secondary character blindly walks straight forward and depends on the player to clear obstacles and pitfalls.
* In [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5.2]], you can see a planet in the background that has a C-shaped portion on its left side. This portion bears a striking similarity to the stylized C in the title of ''[[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Chrono Trigger]]'' for the SNES.
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 6|Level 6]] parodies countless video games that include cloud stages.
** In particular, the "pink cloud zone" in this is most likely a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Earthbound (series)|Earthbound]]'', in which the sixth "Your Sanctuary" location (in Dalaam) is called Pink Cloud.
** On a similar note, the name of level 6 ends in "Zone", this is an obvious reference to the [[Wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] series, in which many levels end in the word "Zone".
* After defeating '''The Liekand''' in Level 6, it transforms into a rat. This may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]] for the [[Wikipedia:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]], in which defeated enemies almost always revealed their power sources, which were various animals.
*The Shadowy Figure's fleet (The Level 9 enemies) is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Sonic Heroes|Sonic Heroes]]'', in which the Egg Fleet was modeled after fish.
[[Image:ashtar.png|thumb|Muhahahahaha!]]
* The cutscene featuring the [[Shadowy Figure]] at the beginning of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 7|Level 7]] is a reference to a similar cutscene at the beginning of ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden 2]]'' for the NES. This cutscene features Ashtar, the evil boss of the game, seen from behind, surrounded by lightning and laughing maniacally.
* In the cutscene at the beginning of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level -0|Level -0]], Stinkoman blasts part of the wall in a similar fashion to the [[Wikipedia:Kamehameha (Dragon Ball)|Kamehameha]], an energy attack seen in the ''[[Wikipedia:Dragon Ball|Dragon Ball]]'' manga series.
* The cutscene at the beginning of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9|Level 9]] shows Stinkoman gazing upon the Evil Fortress from atop a rock. This is a direct reference to a similar scene in ''Ninja Gaiden'', in which the main character gazes upon a fortress from atop a mountain.
* The sound effect for the whistle is the sound that plays when you get an item on the NES Castlevania games.
*Level 9 is designed after the shoot em' up game ''[[Wikipedia:Gradius|Gradius]]''.
** '''Broodacre''' is very similar to the volcanos in ''Gradius''.
* After defeating '''Harvax XVII''', the robot boss says "PI...PI...PI...". This message is similar to [[:Image:bionic_commando.png|messages spoken by robots]] in ''[[Wikipedia:Bionic Commando|Bionic Commando]]'' for the NES.
** In addition, Harvax XVII visually resembles minor villain Pinstripe from the superhero video game ''[[Wikipedia:Freedom Force (computer game)|Freedom Force]]''.
* '''The Liekand''' is similar in appearance to Mr. Glitch from ''[[Wikipedia:Mathman|Mathman]]'', a ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man|Pac-Man]]'' spoof from the PBS series ''[[Wikipedia:Square_One_TV|Square One TV]]''.
* '''Jaro''' looks very similar to the "Red Eye" mini-boss in the Death Egg level from [[Wikipedia:Sonic & Knuckles|Sonic & Knuckles]].
* '''My Benj''' appears to be the starting form of an original [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]] or the first iteration of the Digimon digital pet.

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[[Category:Stinkoman 20X6]]

Twenty THANXty Six

Desktop — Sat, 01 May 2010 21:07:40 GMT

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{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|stinkoturkey|Fan Costumes '08|Hooked on Decemberween}}
[[Image:Twenty THANXty Six.png|thumb|"I'm thankful for Pan Pan's epiglottis!"]]

Stinkoman learns how to give thanks.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Stinkoman}}, {{film|1-Up}}, {{film|Pan Pan}}, [[Cheatball]], [[Shadowy Figure]]

'''Places:''' [[Planet K]], [[Innards#Pan Pan's Innards|Pan Pan's Stomach]], Mountainous Region

'''Date:''' Monday, November 24, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 2:14

'''Page Title:''' Holiday Prices on Spiced Bun and Frozen Bake!

==Transcript==
''{Stinkoman is working on something off the screen, making vocal noises as he does so. His green tongue protrudes from his mouth. The Stinkoman 20X6 level 2 cutscene music plays dimly in the background.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Heer. Ah! Heejee. Goo? Ah!

''{1-Up arrives from the left.}''

'''1-UP:''' Hey, Stinkoman, what are you think you're doing?

'''STINKOMAN:''' Go away. I'm doing something!

'''1-UP:''' ''{Makes flatulent sound, blushes}'' Uh, yeah. But what is it you're doing?

'''STINKOMAN:''' Can't you see, my good man? I'm giving thanks! ''{Smiles broadly, then puts his hands on his hips with a ''Shing!'' sound.}''

'''1-UP:''' Oh.. ''{Makes flatulent sound, blushes}''... because it looks like you're building a tractor!

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{Long shot showing the tractor}'' Shows how much you know! ''{Makes his laughing action}'' Now watch me give thanks to these crops! ''{Roots around in the tractor, and pulls out what appears to be a [[Wikipedia:Deere & Company|John Deere]] hat, putting it on with a ''ding!''}'' Ha! ''{Jumps into the air, spinning. He briefly comes to rest in mid-air in a reclining posture, then drops to the seat of the tractor and starts it up.}''

'''1-UP:''' That's not how you give thanks! ''{Laughs on "thanks", then makes flatulent sound and blushes.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Oh yeah, talking-to-me-extraordinaire? If you're so smart, why don't YOU show me how to give thanks without the use of farm equipment?

'''1-UP:''' Okay. Pan Pan?

''{Pan Pan drops from above and lands with a gong sound, then opens his mouth wide and inhales 1-Up and Stinkoman. After a second, he spits out Stinkoman's hat. Cut to the interior of Pan Pan's stomach.}''

'''1-UP:''' Watch me while I do work! Why, just today, I'm thankful for Pan Pan's epiglottis! ''{Smiles broadly, while four hearts float out of his head and pop.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Oh, NOW I get it! Like this! ''{Dashes off-screen. Cut to him sitting behind a desk in a suit, his hair neatly combed.}'' Buy! Sell! Buy! Sell! Buy! Sell! ''{Holds a disconnected phone handset to his ear whenever he says "buy" and a mug of coffee to his mouth whenever he says "sell". Then he collapses to the desk, exhausted, and his hair changes back to its normal, unkempt state}'' Uhhh...

'''1-UP:''' No, no, no. THAT'S not it! ''{Laughs on "it".}''

''{Wipe to back outside. Close-up of 1-Up; the Cheatball can be seen spinning on his head.}''

'''1-UP:''' I'm thankful for the Cheatball spinning profusely on my head!

'''STINKOMAN:''' Oh yeah! Now I REALLY got it! Like this! ''{Backflips off-screen. Rapid pan to show Stinkoman's foot sticking out of the ground. The foot wiggles as muffled speaking noises can be heard.}''

'''1-UP:''' ''{Walks up, Cheatball still spinning on his head.}'' That's not it, either!

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{Appearing on the other side of the screen}'' Say WHAT?

''{Diamond wipe to a shot of Stinkoman and 1-Up, sans Cheatball, in front of a mountain range.}''

'''1-UP:''' People give thanks for things like ''{Close-up as 1-Up holds up one item of each of the following as he says it.}'' favorite food, spiced bun, frozen bake, and all that, and all that.

''{Back to the long shot. The aforementioned items are sitting on the ground next to 1-Up.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{Wiping his brow}'' Man, oh, man-o! Who would've thought that giving thanks was such a formidable challenge? ''{Triumphant pose}'' Hey wait, that's it! ''{Charges up, and suddenly gets incredibly muscular. Small rocks float up off the ground, and the level 1 music plays dimly in the background.}'' Whoooaaa, making small rocks float up off the GRRROOOOOUUUUUUUUND! ''{As Stinkoman returns to normal, the level 2 cutscene music plays, again dimly in the background, and a pilgrim's hat appears on his head with a ''ding!''}'' I'm thankful that my hat tis' wearing a belt!

'''1-UP:''' Great job, Stinkoman! You got the Green Crystal Shard! ''{Shard appears with a green flash.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Will we ever find all the colors before the bad guy?

''{Rapid pan to the top of a mountain showing a shadowy figure with the red, blue and yellow shards. The shadowy figure laughs evilly. Scene freezes, and changes to an ink-drawing style. The credits appear on the screen.}''

'''VOICE-OVER:''' Be sure and tune in for tomorrow's exciting episode of... ''{Stinkoman appears, holding all four shards, and the title appears over the top.}'' ''Stinkoman and the Challenge of the Crystal Shards''!

''{Shot of Stinkoman at the desk in Pan Pan's stomach as before.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Buy! Sell! Buy! Sell! Buy!

''{Back to title screen.}''

'''VOICE-OVER:''' Or... maybe don't. ''{Gong sounds. Back button appears.}''

''{The credits read:''}

<blockquote>
directed by 
A. Chimendez 
 
written by 
Beverly 
Sportsinterviews-Chimendez 
 
animators: 
i can not name all of them. 
one is sarah.
</blockquote>

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The [[wikipedia:Epiglottis|epiglottis]] is a flap of cartilage at the back of the mouth. When swallowing, it folds down, preventing food from entering the windpipe, and sending it down the esophagus instead.

===Remarks===
*This is the first time the Shadowy Figure has appeared in a toon.
*The "back" button can only be activated by clicking directly on the letters. Most text links on the site have the entire rectangular area defined as clickable to make them easier to click.

===Goofs===
*The logo on Stinkoman's hat flips horizontally each time his head changes directions.
*In the frame right before Stinkoman gets on the desk, he is shown without legs.
*When Stinkoman gets his pilgrim's hat for the first time, it covers his usual, spiked hairstyle. However, in the scene that follows his receiving the crystal shard, it turns to his Business executive hairstyle, and remains that way for the rest of the cartoon.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Originally, the name plate on the desk was supposed to read "Top Exec" using Arial [[font]] but the text did not display. This was fixed shortly after release, now using Algerian font.
*Originally, the crops weren't shown in the cartoon, the background was all green grass.

===Inside References===
[[Image:StinkoTwins.png|200px|thumb|"That's not it either!"]]
*Stinkoman's [[green tongue]] is seen in this toon, though his tongue is pink when he is talking.
*[[Lem Sportsinterviews#Beverly Sportsinterviews|Beverly Sportsinterviews]]-[[A. Chimendez|Chimendez]] is credited as the writer of ''Stinkoman and the Challenge of the Crystal Shards''.
*[[Duplicate Characters|Two Stinkomans]] appear when all but his leg is buried.
*The crystal shards look similar to those found on the [[Homsar Reservation]] in [[Strong Badia the Free]].
*Top Exec Stinkoman uses a [[disconnected telephone]].
*The inner lining of Pan-Pan's stomach resembles a [[brain]].
*1-Up saying "And all that" twice is similar to Homestar's tendency to repeat sentence fragments on occasion.
*Stinkoman and 1-Up [[Characters Being Eaten|go inside]] Pan Pan.

===Real-World References===
*Pan-Pan sucking up the characters is similar to the video game character [[Wikipedia:Kirby (character)|Kirby]].
*The "Making small rocks float up off the GRRROOOOOUUUUUUUUND!" sequence is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dragon Ball Z|''Dragon Ball Z'']]. When characters "power up", rocks around them begin to float in a similar fashion, usually accompanied by their muscles bulging and an electric aura appearing around them.
*Stinkoman is wearing a hat from the [[Wikipedia:Deere & Company|John Deere]] tractor company.
*The color scheme and decals (the [[Wikipedia:Citizen Watch Co.|Citizen]] logo and U.S. Air Force [[Wikipedia:Roundel#Use on military aircraft|roundel]]) on Stinkoman's tractor resemble those on [[Wikipedia:Akira (manga)#Characters|Kaneda's]] motorcycle in ''[[Akira]]''.
*The cartoon in general appears to parody Japanese stereotypes of America, with generally "naive"-seeming interpretations of an American holiday in the cartoon.


===Fast Forward===
*The [[Frozen Bake]] would later be seen in [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]].

==External Links==
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[[Category:20X6]][[Category:Thanksgiving]]

Stinkoman 20X6 Real-World References

Desktop — Sat, 01 May 2010 02:34:42 GMT

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There are dozens of video game references in [[Stinkoman 20X6]].

==General==
* Stlunko, 404 is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:404 error|404 error]] that browsers give when a webpage cannot be found.
* The [[Wikipedia:Piedmont_(United States)|Piedmont]] region of the United States is the area between the Atlantic coastal plain and the Appalachian mountains. Atlanta, home of the Brothers Chaps, lies in this region. [[Wikipedia:Piedmont|Piedmont]] is also a region in Northern Italy.
* Lundsford is a reference to the symbol and/or mascot of [http://www.georgianaturalgas.com/ Georgia Natural Gas]. Billboards featuring this symbol and character can be seen in many places in the Atlanta area where The Brothers Chaps live.
*Negatory is [[Wikipedia:Citizens' band radio|Citizens' Band Radio]] (CB) [http://www.cbgazette.com/slang.html slang] for no or negative.
*[http://www.protekdevices.com/aboutProtek00.htm Protek] is a Tempe, AZ based company specializing in Transient Voltage Suppression products. This may explain why the Protek enemy is an electric outlet.
*Stratosfear is the name of albums by both The Unisex and Tangerine Dream, and is a pun relating to the [[Wikipedia:Stratosphere|stratosphere]].
*In Slam Dunk Ernest, Ernest's jersey number is "-0".
*"Prawn Salad" was a phrase used in the "Live From the Grill-O-Mat" episode of [[Wikipedia:Monty Python's Flying Circus|Monty Python's Flying Circus]] as a bizarre lead-in to the "Accidents" sketch.
*Ekersby is also the name of a coffee table formerly sold by [[Wikipedia:IKEA|IKEA]].
*[[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] is very prevalent in this game; it is a reference to poor translations in some older video games.

== [[Nintendo]] [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Entertainment System]] ==
*The game controller Stinkoman is holding in the cutscene for level 5.1 bears a striking resemblance to the redesigned NES controller (AKA the dogbone controller).
* The square areas around Stinkoman's face as it fades in on the intro screen are a reference to the method many NES games used to fade large images and backgrounds. Some games exhibited similar color artifacts and glitches primarily due to the NES's small color palette.

== [[Wikipedia:Mega Man|''Mega Man'' series]] ==

=== Graphics ===
* The sprites for Stinkoman and the enemies Poorbt and Astromund are patterned after sprites in the ''Mega Man'' games for the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]].
** Additionally, the sprites for the [[Videlectrix Mascot]] are taken directly from ''Mega Man''.
** It is likely that these sprites are based after the 8-bit Megaman sprites from the original ''[[Wikipedia:Mega Man Classic| Mega Man series]]''.
* When shooting at enemies, you are limited to three projectiles on screen at a time. This is a direct reference to the original ''Mega Man'' series, where the Mega Buster could only fire up to three shots at a time. Older video game consoles only allowed limited amount of sprites at a time. For the NES, only 64 sprites can be on screen at a time with only a maximum of 8 sprites in the same given line.
* The bulky, muscular Stinkoman in the game's box art is likely a reference to the first two ''Mega Man'' games. The box art for the American versions of those games featured a similarly muscular Mega Man that looked nothing like the character in the game. The first game's box art was particularly inconsistent, showing Mega Man with a middle-aged complexion and fully realistic body proportions, as well as blue and yellow armor.
** This practice of creating conflicting box art for American video games was a common practice until around the time the [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] was released.

=== Sounds and Music ===
* The sound effects for text appearing in the cinematics are taken from ''Mega Man'' for the NES.
* The chime sound in the intro screen and main menu mirrors ''[[Wikipedia:Mega Man X|Mega Man X]]'' for the SNES but appears to be featured in [[Under Construction]].
* Most of the music in Stinkoman 20X6 is patterned after the music from the entire ''Mega Man'' series.
** Technically, the music is most like the music from the SNES line of ''Mega Man'' games, as it is more complex and synthetic than the music that the 8-bit NES is capable of producing.
*The [[Stinkoman 20X6 Remarks#sped_up|sped-up quotes]] are a reference to Megaman X, where you could unlock the hadouken-in turn, a reference to Street Fighter II. The "Hadouken!" shout is sped up.
*The whistle used to summon the Stinkowing in Level 9 is similar to the whistle used to call Rush in the Game Boy game, Mega Man 2: Return of Mega Man.

=== Characters ===
* In the attract screen, Stinkoman, 1-Up and Pan Pan flash onto the screen in a similar fashion to the character introduction in the arcade game ''[[Wikipedia:Mega Man: The Power Battle|Mega Man: The Power Battle]]'' (featuring Mega Man, Proto Man and Bass).
** A similar character introduction is featured in the ''[[Wikipedia:Sonic Advance|Sonic Advance]]'' series for the [[Wikipedia:GameBoy Advance|Game Boy Advance]] and [[Wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] for the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System]], as well as many other video games, animes, and other media. Though Mega Man has technically used this, it is more likely to be a reflection of anime as a whole, as evidenced in other appearances of Stinkoman.
* The intro to [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 3|Level 3]] is a parody of Mega Man's limited jumping ability.
* Stinkoman taking the large gray fist as a "new powerup" in Level 3 is a reference to Mega Man's ability to take on the powers of defeated bosses.
** Internally, Stinkoman with the fist is called "Fistman", a reference to the naming scheme of most bosses in ''Mega Man''.
* The contrast between the combat mechanics for Stinkoman (shooting at enemies from afar) and 1-Up (kicking enemies with melee attacks) calls to mind the two main characters from the ''[[Wikipedia:Mega Man X (series)|Mega Man X series]]'', X and [[Wikipedia:Zero (Mega Man)|Zero]]. Where as X uses his arm cannon to fight enemies at a range, Zero uses a beam saber to attack foes up-close.

=== [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Enemies and Hazards]] ===
* '''Stobat''' (first seen in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 2|Level 2]]) is similar to a chicken robot in ''Mega Man 5''.
* '''Old Sage''' is similar to the instant-death spikes that are usually placed under moving platforms in various ''Mega Man'' levels.
* The '''trap-door platforms''' refer to the first ''Mega Man'' game, in which similar platforms are found in Guts Man's stage.
* '''Greggo''' is similar to Metall (also known as Mettaur, Metool, Met, or Hard Hat), which was also invincible while ducking.
* '''The Bendini Sisters''' in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5]] are similar to the meteorites that fall in Star Man's stage in ''Mega Man 5''.
* The '''"Evil Fortress"''' seen at the beginning and end of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9|Level 9]] is a parody of the Skull Castle/Fortress in ''Mega Man''.
*'''Poorbt''' is similar to Sniper Joe.

== [[Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]] ==
* '''My Benj''' is similar to the Bit enemies in ''[[Wikipedia:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'' for the NES.
* '''Stlunko''' is similar to many video game bosses that consist of a mostly inactive head defended by two enormous disembodied hands. Such bosses are popular in the ''Zelda'' series — for example, Bongo-Bongo from ''[[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', Gohdan from ''[[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'', and Mazaal from ''[[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]''.
* '''Saargtsson''' is very similar in appearance and style to [http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Moldorm Moldorm] from the ''Zelda'' series.

== [[Mario|Super Mario Bros.]]==
* '''Firey-Hot''' is a recolor of the fire cannons' blasts in the airship levels of ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
* '''Old Sage''' looks similar to the spikes found in the moon level in ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins|Super Mario Land 2]]''.
* '''The Liekand''' is very similar in appearance to Fryguy, from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2.]]'' Fryguy, the Level 4 boss, is a flame that wears sunglasses.
**The fact that The Liekand turns into a mouse could be another reference to the game, as one of the bosses is Mouser, who is also a mouse that also wears sunglasses.
* The [[Stinkomanual]] mentions that this game has no "weepy princess crap", a reference to the ''Super Mario'' series (among others) in which the primary plot is to rescue a helpless princess.
* The phrase "Hold B" refers primarily to numerous Nintendo games in which you gain a boost of some sort by holding down the 'B' button. For example, in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series, holding 'B' makes you run faster, and in ''Mega Man'', holding 'B' charges up your shot for a more powerful hit.
** In Stinkoman 20X6, holding down the 'S' key allows you to rapid-fire.
* Many NES games featured the letter 'P' (presumably for "Power") in various forms, such as the P-switches, P-Wings and P-Gauges in ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. This may explain the collectible Ps in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 3|Level 3]].
* The name for [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level -0|Level -0 (Negatory)]] is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Minus World|Minus World]] level in ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''; a glitch that could be found by walking through a wall in Level 1-2.
*The fact that Stinkoman controls a hovercraft in Level 9 could be a reference to ''Super Mario Land'', in which Mario had to pilot a plane through one level.

==[[Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong Country]]==

* '''Tampo''' moves in a similar way to that of [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest|Krow]], the first boss in ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' for the SNES.
*Pan Pan's disappearance references many games in which a random character is kidnapped — for example, ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''3''.

== [[Video Games (allusions)|Other Games]] ==
* The death sound effect is taken from the NES Ninja Gaiden series. Specifically, it is the player damage sound effect.
* If you sit still for a while, your character becomes bored and yawns or falls asleep. This gag was first used in an old PC game called ''[[Wikipedia:Boulder Dash|Boulder Dash]]'', and has since been used in countless video games.
* 1-Up's spin-kick is similar to the [[Wikipedia:Street Fighter|''Street Fighter'']] move "Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku" (otherwise known as the Hurricane Kick).
** [[Homestar Runner]] also uses this move in the email [[dangeresque 3]], but mispronounces it as "The pipes are broken".
* '''Jaro's''' explosion appears to be modeled after many of the character explosions in ''The Adventures of Rad Gravity'' for the NES.
* The music for Level 1's opening scene is taken from [[Wikipedia:SSX Tricky|SSX Tricky]].
* '''[[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 1|Tampo]]''' appears to have been modeled after [[Wikipedia:List of characters in the Star Fox series#Andross|Andross]], the final boss in ''[[Wikipedia:Star Fox 64|Star Fox 64]]''. Andross's "true form" is that of a giant floating brain (with eyeballs, unlike Tampo), and both he and Tampo have the same weak point: the [[Wikipedia:Cerebellum|cerebellum]].
* The sound effect for Tampo's destruction is taken from ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'' for the NES.
* Stinkoman's pose with the giant fist at the end of Level 3 is a reference to some of the poses in ''[[Wikipedia:Battletoads|Battletoads]]''.
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 4|Level 4]] is a reference to a type of level (often called "Protect The Idiot") used in many video games to give the game some extra variety. In these kinds of levels, a secondary character blindly walks straight forward and depends on the player to clear obstacles and pitfalls.
* In [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5.2]], you can see a planet in the background that has a C-shaped portion on its left side. This portion bears a striking similarity to the stylized C in the title of ''[[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Chrono Trigger]]'' for the SNES.
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 6|Level 6]] parodies countless video games that include cloud stages.
** In particular, the "pink cloud zone" in this is most likely a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Earthbound (series)|Earthbound]]'', in which the sixth "Your Sanctuary" location (in Dalaam) is called Pink Cloud.
** On a similar note, the name of level 6 ends in "Zone", this is an obvious reference to the [[Wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] series, in which many levels end in the word "Zone".
* After defeating '''The Liekand''' in Level 6, it transforms into a rat. This may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]] for the [[Wikipedia:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]], in which defeated enemies almost always revealed their power sources, which were various animals.
*The Shadowy Figure's fleet (The Level 9 enemies) is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Sonic Heroes|Sonic Heroes]]'', in which the Egg Fleet was modeled after fish.
[[Image:ashtar.png|thumb|Muhahahahaha!]]
* The cutscene featuring the [[Shadowy Figure]] at the beginning of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 7|Level 7]] is a reference to a similar cutscene at the beginning of ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden 2]]'' for the NES. This cutscene features Ashtar, the evil boss of the game, seen from behind, surrounded by lightning and laughing maniacally.
* In the cutscene at the beginning of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level -0|Level -0]], Stinkoman blasts part of the wall in a similar fashion to the [[Wikipedia:Kamehameha (Dragon Ball)|Kamehameha]], an energy attack seen in the ''[[Wikipedia:Dragon Ball|Dragon Ball]]'' manga series.
* The cutscene at the beginning of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9|Level 9]] shows Stinkoman gazing upon the Evil Fortress from atop a rock. This is a direct reference to a similar scene in ''Ninja Gaiden'', in which the main character gazes upon a fortress from atop a mountain.
* The sound effect for the whistle is the sound that plays when you get an item on the NES Castlevania games.
*Level 9 is designed after the shoot em' up game ''[[Wikipedia:Gradius|Gradius]]''.
** '''Broodacre''' is very similar to the volcanos in ''Gradius''.
* After defeating '''Harvax XVII''', the robot boss says "PI...PI...PI...". This message is similar to [[:Image:bionic_commando.png|messages spoken by robots]] in ''[[Wikipedia:Bionic Commando|Bionic Commando]]'' for the NES.
** In addition, Harvax XVII visually resembles minor villain Pinstripe from the superhero video game ''[[Wikipedia:Freedom Force (computer game)|Freedom Force]]''.
* '''The Liekand''' is similar in appearance to Mr. Glitch from ''[[Wikipedia:Mathman|Mathman]]'', a ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man|Pac-Man]]'' spoof from the PBS series ''[[Wikipedia:Square_One_TV|Square One TV]]''.
* '''Jaro''' looks very similar to the "Red Eye" mini-boss in the Death Egg level from [[Wikipedia:Sonic & Knuckles|Sonic & Knuckles]].
* '''My Benj''' appears to be the starting form of an original [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]] or the first iteration of the Digimon digital pet.

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Stinkoman 20X6 Real-World References

Desktop — Sat, 01 May 2010 02:33:54 GMT

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There are dozens of video game references in [[Stinkoman 20X6]].

==General==
* Stlunko, 404 is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:404 error|404 error]] that browsers give when a webpage cannot be found.
* The [[Wikipedia:Piedmont_(United States)|Piedmont]] region of the United States is the area between the Atlantic coastal plain and the Appalachian mountains. Atlanta, home of the Brothers Chaps, lies in this region. [[Wikipedia:Piedmont|Piedmont]] is also a region in Northern Italy.
* Lundsford is a reference to the symbol and/or mascot of [http://www.georgianaturalgas.com/ Georgia Natural Gas]. Billboards featuring this symbol and character can be seen in many places in the Atlanta area where The Brothers Chaps live.
*Negatory is [[Wikipedia:Citizens' band radio|Citizens' Band Radio]] (CB) [http://www.cbgazette.com/slang.html slang] for no or negative.
*[http://www.protekdevices.com/aboutProtek00.htm Protek] is a Tempe, AZ based company specializing in Transient Voltage Suppression products. This may explain why the Protek enemy is an electric outlet.
*Stratosfear is the name of albums by both The Unisex and Tangerine Dream, and is a pun relating to the [[Wikipedia:Stratosphere|stratosphere]].
*In Slam Dunk Ernest, Ernest's jersey number is "-0".
*"Prawn Salad" was a phrase used in the "Live From the Grill-O-Mat" episode of [[Wikipedia:Monty Python's Flying Circus|Monty Python's Flying Circus]] as a bizarre lead-in to the "Accidents" sketch.
*Ekersby is also the name of a coffee table formerly sold by [[Wikipedia:IKEA|IKEA]].
*[[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] is very prevalent in this game; it is a reference to poor translations in some older video games.

== [[Nintendo]] [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Entertainment System]] ==
*The game controller Stinkoman is holding in the cutscene for level 5.1 bears a striking resemblance to the redesigned NES controller (AKA the dogbone controller).
* The square areas around Stinkoman's face as it fades in on the intro screen are a reference to the method many NES games used to fade large images and backgrounds. Some games exhibited similar color artifacts and glitches primarily due to the NES's small color palette.

== [[Wikipedia:Mega Man|''Mega Man'' series]] ==

=== Graphics ===
* The sprites for Stinkoman and the enemies Poorbt and Astromund are patterned after sprites in the ''Mega Man'' games for the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]].
** Additionally, the sprites for the [[Videlectrix Mascot]] are taken directly from ''Mega Man''.
** It is likely that these sprites are based after the 8-bit Megaman sprites from the original ''[[Wikipedia:Mega Man Classic| Mega Man series]]''.
* When shooting at enemies, you are limited to three projectiles on screen at a time. This is a direct reference to the original ''Mega Man'' series, where the Mega Buster could only fire up to three shots at a time. Older video game consoles only allowed limited amount of sprites at a time. For the NES, only 64 sprites can be on screen at a time with only a maximum of 8 sprites in the same given line.
* The bulky, muscular Stinkoman in the game's box art is likely a reference to the first two ''Mega Man'' games. The box art for the American versions of those games featured a similarly muscular Mega Man that looked nothing like the character in the game. The first game's box art was particularly inconsistent, showing Mega Man with a middle-aged complexion and fully realistic body proportions, as well as blue and yellow armor.
** This practice of creating conflicting box art for American video games was a common practice until around the time the [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] was released.

=== Sounds and Music ===
* The sound effects for text appearing in the cinematics are taken from ''Mega Man'' for the NES.
* The chime sound in the intro screen and main menu mirrors ''[[Wikipedia:Mega Man X|Mega Man X]]'' for the SNES but appears to be featured in [[Under Construction]].
* Most of the music in Stinkoman 20X6 is patterned after the music from the entire ''Mega Man'' series.
** Technically, the music is most like the music from the SNES line of ''Mega Man'' games, as it is more complex and synthetic than the music that the 8-bit NES is capable of producing.
*The [[Stinkoman 20X6 Remarks#sped_up|sped-up quotes]] are a reference to Megaman X, where you could unlock the hadouken-in turn, a reference to Street Fighter II. The "Hadouken!" shout is sped up.
*The whistle used to summon the Stinkowing in Level 9 is similar to the whistle used to call Rush in the Game Boy game, Mega Man 2: Return of Mega Man.

=== Characters ===
* In the attract screen, Stinkoman, 1-Up and Pan Pan flash onto the screen in a similar fashion to the character introduction in the arcade game ''[[Wikipedia:Mega Man: The Power Battle|Mega Man: The Power Battle]]'' (featuring Mega Man, Proto Man and Bass).
** A similar character introduction is featured in the ''[[Wikipedia:Sonic Advance|Sonic Advance]]'' series for the [[Wikipedia:GameBoy Advance|Game Boy Advance]] and [[Wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] for the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System]], as well as many other video games, animes, and other media. Though Mega Man has technically used this, it is more likely to be a reflection of anime as a whole, as evidenced in other appearances of Stinkoman.
* The intro to [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 3|Level 3]] is a parody of Mega Man's limited jumping ability.
* Stinkoman taking the large gray fist as a "new powerup" in Level 3 is a reference to Mega Man's ability to take on the powers of defeated bosses.
** Internally, Stinkoman with the fist is called "Fistman", a reference to the naming scheme of most bosses in ''Mega Man''.
* The contrast between the combat mechanics for Stinkoman (shooting at enemies from afar) and 1-Up (kicking enemies with melee attacks) calls to mind the two main characters from the ''[[Wikipedia:Mega Man X (series)|Mega Man X series]]'', X and [[Wikipedia:Zero (Mega Man)|Zero]]. Where as X uses his arm cannon to fight enemies at a range, Zero uses a beam saber to attack foes up-close.

=== [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Enemies and Hazards]] ===
* '''Stobat''' (first seen in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 2|Level 2]]) is similar to a chicken robot in ''Mega Man 5''.
* '''Old Sage''' is similar to the instant-death spikes that are usually placed under moving platforms in various ''Mega Man'' levels.
* The '''trap-door platforms''' refer to the first ''Mega Man'' game, in which similar platforms are found in Guts Man's stage.
* '''Greggo''' is similar to Metall (also known as Mettaur, Metool, Met, or Hard Hat), which was also invincible while ducking.
* '''The Bendini Sisters''' in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5]] are similar to the meteorites that fall in Star Man's stage in ''Mega Man 5''.
* The '''"Evil Fortress"''' seen at the beginning and end of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9|Level 9]] is a parody of the Skull Castle/Fortress in ''Mega Man''.
'''Poorbt''' is similar to Sniper Joe.

== [[Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]] ==
* '''My Benj''' is similar to the Bit enemies in ''[[Wikipedia:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'' for the NES.
* '''Stlunko''' is similar to many video game bosses that consist of a mostly inactive head defended by two enormous disembodied hands. Such bosses are popular in the ''Zelda'' series — for example, Bongo-Bongo from ''[[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', Gohdan from ''[[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'', and Mazaal from ''[[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]''.
* '''Saargtsson''' is very similar in appearance and style to [http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Moldorm Moldorm] from the ''Zelda'' series.

== [[Mario|Super Mario Bros.]]==
* '''Firey-Hot''' is a recolor of the fire cannons' blasts in the airship levels of ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
* '''Old Sage''' looks similar to the spikes found in the moon level in ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins|Super Mario Land 2]]''.
* '''The Liekand''' is very similar in appearance to Fryguy, from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2.]]'' Fryguy, the Level 4 boss, is a flame that wears sunglasses.
**The fact that The Liekand turns into a mouse could be another reference to the game, as one of the bosses is Mouser, who is also a mouse that also wears sunglasses.
* The [[Stinkomanual]] mentions that this game has no "weepy princess crap", a reference to the ''Super Mario'' series (among others) in which the primary plot is to rescue a helpless princess.
* The phrase "Hold B" refers primarily to numerous Nintendo games in which you gain a boost of some sort by holding down the 'B' button. For example, in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series, holding 'B' makes you run faster, and in ''Mega Man'', holding 'B' charges up your shot for a more powerful hit.
** In Stinkoman 20X6, holding down the 'S' key allows you to rapid-fire.
* Many NES games featured the letter 'P' (presumably for "Power") in various forms, such as the P-switches, P-Wings and P-Gauges in ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. This may explain the collectible Ps in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 3|Level 3]].
* The name for [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level -0|Level -0 (Negatory)]] is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Minus World|Minus World]] level in ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''; a glitch that could be found by walking through a wall in Level 1-2.
*The fact that Stinkoman controls a hovercraft in Level 9 could be a reference to ''Super Mario Land'', in which Mario had to pilot a plane through one level.

==[[Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong Country]]==

* '''Tampo''' moves in a similar way to that of [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest|Krow]], the first boss in ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' for the SNES.
*Pan Pan's disappearance references many games in which a random character is kidnapped — for example, ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''3''.

== [[Video Games (allusions)|Other Games]] ==
* The death sound effect is taken from the NES Ninja Gaiden series. Specifically, it is the player damage sound effect.
* If you sit still for a while, your character becomes bored and yawns or falls asleep. This gag was first used in an old PC game called ''[[Wikipedia:Boulder Dash|Boulder Dash]]'', and has since been used in countless video games.
* 1-Up's spin-kick is similar to the [[Wikipedia:Street Fighter|''Street Fighter'']] move "Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku" (otherwise known as the Hurricane Kick).
** [[Homestar Runner]] also uses this move in the email [[dangeresque 3]], but mispronounces it as "The pipes are broken".
* '''Jaro's''' explosion appears to be modeled after many of the character explosions in ''The Adventures of Rad Gravity'' for the NES.
* The music for Level 1's opening scene is taken from [[Wikipedia:SSX Tricky|SSX Tricky]].
* '''[[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 1|Tampo]]''' appears to have been modeled after [[Wikipedia:List of characters in the Star Fox series#Andross|Andross]], the final boss in ''[[Wikipedia:Star Fox 64|Star Fox 64]]''. Andross's "true form" is that of a giant floating brain (with eyeballs, unlike Tampo), and both he and Tampo have the same weak point: the [[Wikipedia:Cerebellum|cerebellum]].
* The sound effect for Tampo's destruction is taken from ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'' for the NES.
* Stinkoman's pose with the giant fist at the end of Level 3 is a reference to some of the poses in ''[[Wikipedia:Battletoads|Battletoads]]''.
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 4|Level 4]] is a reference to a type of level (often called "Protect The Idiot") used in many video games to give the game some extra variety. In these kinds of levels, a secondary character blindly walks straight forward and depends on the player to clear obstacles and pitfalls.
* In [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5.2]], you can see a planet in the background that has a C-shaped portion on its left side. This portion bears a striking similarity to the stylized C in the title of ''[[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Chrono Trigger]]'' for the SNES.
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 6|Level 6]] parodies countless video games that include cloud stages.
** In particular, the "pink cloud zone" in this is most likely a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Earthbound (series)|Earthbound]]'', in which the sixth "Your Sanctuary" location (in Dalaam) is called Pink Cloud.
** On a similar note, the name of level 6 ends in "Zone", this is an obvious reference to the [[Wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] series, in which many levels end in the word "Zone".
* After defeating '''The Liekand''' in Level 6, it transforms into a rat. This may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]] for the [[Wikipedia:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]], in which defeated enemies almost always revealed their power sources, which were various animals.
*The Shadowy Figure's fleet (The Level 9 enemies) is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Sonic Heroes|Sonic Heroes]]'', in which the Egg Fleet was modeled after fish.
[[Image:ashtar.png|thumb|Muhahahahaha!]]
* The cutscene featuring the [[Shadowy Figure]] at the beginning of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 7|Level 7]] is a reference to a similar cutscene at the beginning of ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden 2]]'' for the NES. This cutscene features Ashtar, the evil boss of the game, seen from behind, surrounded by lightning and laughing maniacally.
* In the cutscene at the beginning of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level -0|Level -0]], Stinkoman blasts part of the wall in a similar fashion to the [[Wikipedia:Kamehameha (Dragon Ball)|Kamehameha]], an energy attack seen in the ''[[Wikipedia:Dragon Ball|Dragon Ball]]'' manga series.
* The cutscene at the beginning of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9|Level 9]] shows Stinkoman gazing upon the Evil Fortress from atop a rock. This is a direct reference to a similar scene in ''Ninja Gaiden'', in which the main character gazes upon a fortress from atop a mountain.
* The sound effect for the whistle is the sound that plays when you get an item on the NES Castlevania games.
*Level 9 is designed after the shoot em' up game ''[[Wikipedia:Gradius|Gradius]]''.
** '''Broodacre''' is very similar to the volcanos in ''Gradius''.
* After defeating '''Harvax XVII''', the robot boss says "PI...PI...PI...". This message is similar to [[:Image:bionic_commando.png|messages spoken by robots]] in ''[[Wikipedia:Bionic Commando|Bionic Commando]]'' for the NES.
** In addition, Harvax XVII visually resembles minor villain Pinstripe from the superhero video game ''[[Wikipedia:Freedom Force (computer game)|Freedom Force]]''.
* '''The Liekand''' is similar in appearance to Mr. Glitch from ''[[Wikipedia:Mathman|Mathman]]'', a ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man|Pac-Man]]'' spoof from the PBS series ''[[Wikipedia:Square_One_TV|Square One TV]]''.
* '''Jaro''' looks very similar to the "Red Eye" mini-boss in the Death Egg level from [[Wikipedia:Sonic & Knuckles|Sonic & Knuckles]].
* '''My Benj''' appears to be the starting form of an original [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]] or the first iteration of the Digimon digital pet.

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bedtime story

Desktop — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:45:30 GMT

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[[Image:Sbemail137.PNG|thumb|"TRY HARDER TO BE A BRAN MUFFIN!"]]

Strong Bad explains how he helps The Cheat go to bed at night.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, [[The Denzel]], [[Moses Malone]], [[Maggot Man]], {{Film|Strong Mad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[The King of Town's Grill]], [[Moses MaloneLand]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, October 24, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:34

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm still here, after all these years, checkin' my email. ''{high pitched}'' Checkin' my email! ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Bed-time Stories</div>
Hello Strong Bad, 
I can't seem to fall asleep latley and I was wondering, 
you know, if you would tell me a bedtime story. 
Good Night. 
- Justin Wagley 
Keller, TX</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "latley" as written and "Keller, TX" as "Killer taxes." He also puts special emphasis on "you know" and "Good Night."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Justin Wagley, ''{shakes head quickly}'' huh? Well, this just in, Wagley ''{shakes head again}'': I'm not your freakin' babysitter! Or your Dad. Or your dadbysitter. ''{clears screen}'' But I am The Cheat's dadbysitter and he's been having some serious problems falling asleep latley ''{pronounced as before}'' too, ever since he watched that shock-you-mentary about gingivitis.

''{Cut to The Cheat in Strong Bad's basement, with the lights off. The TV is playing, and The Cheat looks scared.}''

'''MAN ON TELEVISION:''' In the final stages, the gums took on the appearance and taste of chocolate pudding.

''{The Cheat gives a scared whine/whimper and turns pale. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' We've had to cook up such an elaborate go-to-sleep scheme for The Cheat that I believe it's officially reached rigamarole status. Anyways, it all begins by making sure The Cheat has his security, um, item. A grodalated old sponge—

''{Cut to an image of a green sponge with a badly-drawn face, covered in bandages.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —covered in Band-Aids which he affectionately refers to as "The Denzel."

''{The words "The Denzel" appear in quotes at the bottom of the screen. Cut back to the Lappy; Strong Bad continues to type.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next, we have to prepare The Cheat's favorite bedtime snack. A tall glass of a little concoction he calls SUUDSU.

''{Cut to a blue screen with "oh my, SUUDSU" written in the background. A glass of milk appears with a chime.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Skim milk,—

''{A pile of gummy bears appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —gummy bears,—

''{The gummy bears are placed in the milk and a circle reading "Pure Genius!" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —pure genius!

''{Cut to The King of Town's grill, without the lid. The Cheat is lying on it, carrying The Denzel and holding a glass of Suudsu.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So, once he's safely cuddled up with The Denzel and his glass of Suudsu,—

''{Strong Bad walks up onscreen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —it's time to begin the bedtime story proper.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{onscreen}'' Okay, The Cheat, are you ready for tonight's installment of...

''{A thought bubble appears from The Cheat, taking over the entire screen. In [[Powered by The Cheat]] style, the words "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand" appear as spoken.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Powered by The Cheat, voiceover}'' The Cheat's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand! When we laugh left our heroes—

''{A picture of The Cheat and a pair of dark-skinned legs with long socks and red shoes appears. They're standing behind a podium, with Mt. Rushmore to the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —they had just won a debate against the minds of Mount Rushmore ''{said with the accent placed on "Mount"}'' and re-celebrating—

''{A new picture appears, with The Cheat sporting an unusual hairdo and Moses Malone's legs standing near a crude rack of items and "le new style" written in the background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —by shopping for some new wri— wristbands.

''{The Cheat turns toward the rack and points at one of the items.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' ''{only his legs are seen; the sock on the left moves up and down as he speaks}'' Dang, The Cheat, you ''would'' look good with a pair of monster truck tires!

''{A pair of monster truck tires suddenly appear on The Cheat.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' Now we're talkin'! Uh-oh! Maggot Man!

''{Cut to a sunset view. A silhouette appears over the horizon; when it reaches the foreground, it is revealed to have a pink body, a pair of pincers in place of a head, seemingly boneless arms, and no hands.}''

'''MAGGOT MAN:''' ''{flailing his floppy arm}'' Hey, guys, can I come over and play video games!?

''{Shift back to Moses and The Cheat, who is holding a knife.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' No. 
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{emphatic negative The Cheat noise}''

''{The camera moves back, showing that Maggot Man is very small compared to Moses, and that they're standing on a football field. Moses kicks Maggot Man away, toward the top of the screen. There is a small upside-down mushroom cloud where Maggot Man disappears from the screen. Cut to Moses and The Cheat in a trophy room with a banner that reads "HALL OF FAME."}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' Nice work, little man. What do you say you and I go play some video games?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{affirmative The Cheat noises}''

''{The Cheat's right arm becomes humanoid and gives Moses a thumbs-up.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' All right.

'''MOSES MALONE:''' I got first game! 
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{The Cheat noises that roughly match what Moses is saying}''

''{The Cheat laughs, with his arm temporarily detaching from his body. Cut to a picture of a digital wristwatch flashing a line art depiction of The Cheat in red LEDs. Above it is the banner "TIME NEXT".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Powered by The Cheat, voiceover}'' Next time on The Cheat's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand...

''{Cut to a room with a banner reading "ALL OF GAME," with The Cheat and Moses holding Nintendo controllers. Moses's hands are in view; he has a large gold ring on his right hand.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' ''The Adventures of Lolo''? You better s-s-save ''{pronounced like "have"}'' saved the receipt!

''{Cut to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' After I get sick of making up crap about The Cheat and Moses Malone, Strong Mad and I belt out his favorite lullaby.

''{Cut to the grill, where Strong Mad is revving up a chainsaw.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{attempting to yell over the chainsaw}'' BRAN MUFFINS!! WHERE ARE YOU STUPID BRAN MUFFINS?!! TRY HARDER TO BE A BRAN MUFFIN!!!

''{The Cheat sighs happily, closes his eyes, and smiles. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And when ''that'' doesn't work, we call upon our good friend, 2 or 3 roach foggers.

''{Cut back to the grill once more. Two cans of "[[ROACH KILLA!]] ([[GAVIN]] SAFE!)" are now on the grill with The Cheat, and Strong Bad is holding a third.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sleep tight, sweet prince!

''{He tosses the third can onto the grill, slams the lid on it, and then takes cover. A small explosion is seen from inside the grill. Then, The Cheat sighs again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking over his shoulder}'' How're his vitals?

''{Pan over to Strong Mad in scrubs and surgical mask, with a heart monitor. After an interval of straight line, it blips once.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WE'VE GOT A PULSE!

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So if we're lucky, The Cheat wakes up alive the next morning and fixes us all a big pitcher of suudsu. No foolin', man. That stuff is G-E-W-D, gewd. Hopefully you were able to at least cop a wicked contact buzz off of The Cheat's bedtime story, Wagley. Or off the fumes from those bug bombs. Either way, ''{the screen dims}'' you should be losing consciousness ''{the sound slows and descends in pitch like recorded tape being slowed to a halt}'' any second now.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "rigamarole" to see the Certificate of Rigamarolarity.
[[Image:Sb rigamarolarity certificate.PNG|thumb|CERTIFICATE OF RIGAMAROLARITY]]
<div style="border:1px solid #ccc27d;background:#dddaa4;text-align:center;color:black;width: 40em">
CERTIFICATE OF RIGAMAROLARITY

This paper right here seriously signifies that 
  getting the Cheat to freaking go to sleep   
has hereby achieved RIGAMAROLE STATUS 
Let it be known from the valleys 
to the hills. 
Or maybe the dells.

G.L. Rigamarole 
<div style="text-align:right; margin:0em 2em;font-size:75%">Good Lord Rigamarole</div>
</div>
*Click on "Suudsu" at the end to see a "real-life" glass of [[Suudsu]].
*Click on "bedtime story" to see more of The Cheat and Moses Malone playing video games.
:'''MOSES MALONE:''' ''Bayou Billy''? I hope you saved the receipt!

== Fun Facts ==

=== Explanations ===
*[[Wikipedia:Gingivitis|Gingivitis]] is the inflammation of the gums due to improper (or lack of) cleaning of the teeth.
*''Rigamarole'' (a variant of ''[http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/rigmarole rigmarole]'') is "a complex and ritualistic procedure which may be perceived as petty."
*"Grodalated" is a made-up word that presumably means "has become or been made [http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19960524 grody]".

===Remarks===
*When the Suudsu is being made, the gummy bears do not cause any liquid displacement to the milk (the milk level does not rise).
*The first time Moses Malone appears, his socks have one blue and red stripe each. Every time later, his left sock has a red stripe and his right sock has a blue stripe. They're also longer.
*The smoke from the foggers doesn't come out of the open holes on the top of the grill.
*It's strange that The Cheat's favorite lullaby involves the roar of a chainsaw, since he was terrified by the roar of [[Bubs]]' "pumpkin" in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].

===Goofs===
*The word consciousness on the screen before the fadeout is misspelled as "conciousness."
*Moses Malone's body does not appear above the "HALL OF FAME" banner or the "ALL OF GAME" banner.
===Inside References===
*It was first revealed in [[Where's The Cheat?]] that The Cheat lives in the King of Town's grill.
*The title "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand" is an example of [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]].
**In addition, The Cheat is also referred to as "The Ch8t" during the email [[mile]].
*The entire "Moses MaloneLand" part (including the voices) is all done in [[Powered by The Cheat]] style.
*"Cheatventures", "Shock-you-mentary" and "Dadbysitter" are [[portmanteau | portmanteaus]].
*The glass of Suudsu in the Easter Egg is a [[Real-Live Foods|live action drink]].


=== Real-World References ===
*The controllers that The Cheat and Moses Malone were playing with are similar to the original and most recognizable controllers that were available for the [[Nintendo]] [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Entertainment System]].
**''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|Adventures of Lolo]]'' was a puzzle game for the NES developed by [[Wikipedia:HAL Laboratory|HAL Laboratory]], in which the player had to make their way through ten floors to save the country of Eden.
**''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'' was a multi-genre action adventure game for the NES featuring a beat-'em-up style of gameplay and first person shooter sections. It was notorious for poor controls and extreme difficulty.
*[[Wikipedia:Moses Malone|Moses Malone]] is a former [[basketball]] player who played in both the [[Wikipedia:National Basketball Association|NBA]] and the [[Wikipedia:American Basketball Association|ABA]]. He was named one of the NBA's 50 greatest players in 1997, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001.
*"Sleep tight, sweet prince" is a reference to [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Hamlet|Hamlet]]'', Act 5, Scene 2, where Horatio says "Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest" to the dying Hamlet.
*[[Wikipedia:Gummy bear|Gummy bears]] (also known as Gold-Bears in some parts of Europe) are small, chewy, bear-shaped confections originally developed by [[Wikipedia:Haribo|Haribo]].
*The lullaby played on the chainsaw by Strong Mad is similar to the [[Wikipedia:Jackyl|Jackyl]] song "The Lumberjack", which features a chainsaw solo played by the band's lead singer Jesse Dupree.

=== Fast Forward ===
*Exactly five months later, a photograph of the glass of Suudsu appeared in the [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-03-24|Sketchbook]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===

'''MATT:''' Do you remember when Dad would read us ''Go Team Go'', Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Yes. There's an author, I think his name is John Tunis—

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' He wrote this series of sports books, yeah, one of which was ''Go Team Go''

'''MATT:''' I always picture— were they in Indiana? I always just placed them in Indiana—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —cause they played basketball. That's the only place where high school basketball exists, especially in the '50s.

'''MIKE:''' Did you ever get read bedtime stories, Ry, that you can remember?

'''RYAN:''' Uh, ''It's Raining Meatballs'', what's that one?

'''MIKE:''' I dunno.

'''RYAN:''' There's one my Dad really liked,

'''MIKE:''' Right.

'''RYAN:''' I think it's called "It's raining Spaghetti and Meatballs" or something like that.

'''MIKE:''' Ok. ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'' ? ''Super Fudge'' ?

''{all laugh}''

'''MATT:''' I remember, I told my dentist about this joke, like I had to go to the dentist just a few days after we made this.

'''MIKE:''' Uh huh.

'''MATT:''' And they were just like— and they knew— they kind of know what we do, that we make this cartoon website. And I was trying to explain, I was like "Oh yeah, we made this joke about, you know, gums getting gross." And they were just kinda like "What?" And I was like, "Well there's this little character, and—" — just like, yeah— they weren't getting it at all and I was having a terrible time explaining it.

'''MIKE:''' I saw that sponge in the sink—

'''MATT:''' Just now?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Washing out some—

'''MIKE:''' Today I was washing out a cup, and it's still this gross old sponge.

'''RYAN:''' That sink is a sad sight. In the office.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that sink is in bad shape.

'''MIKE:''' The Denzel.

'''MATT:''' So, tell 'em Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Well, Suudsu, along with Bronco Trolleys, were — uhh — I dreamt about. And I just had a dream about Suudsu, and it was a good—

'''MATT:''' Gummi bears and milk, man.

'''MIKE:''' It looks delicious.

'''RYAN:''' We still have it don't we?

'''MATT:''' Yeah it's still in there.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, in the break room.

'''MATT:''' And all the milk is evaporated.

'''MIKE:''' Ohh.. oh, and more P-T- — P-B-T-C.

'''MATT:''' The ''chate''. 

'''MIKE:''' I like how Moses Malone talks here, with his sock.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' The cheat has a nice little hairdo.

''{all laugh}''

'''MATT:''' I don't like maggot man. ''{pause}'' Eww.. The Cheat grew a human hand.

'''MIKE:''' Remember how Bayou Billy was advertised in comic books for about two years before it finally came out.

'''MATT:''' I think— I think our friend Neil called first game, the first time one of those ads appeared.

'''MIKE:''' "I call first game!"

'''MATT:''' "I got first game" — as soon as Bayou Billy came into, like anyone's consciousness, Neil called first game. ''{long pause}'' That is a horrible lullaby, you guys. You should try that on your daughter, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' What his he saying? Some— ...Try harder to be a bran muffin.

''{all laught}''

'''MATT:''' That's a good — The Cheat loves it. ''{pause}'' For a second there, I thought Strong Mad wasn't holding that thing, and he was like Evil Dead II'ing it. ''{imitates chain saw sound}'' Chainsaw attached to his wrist.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Ohh.. All you ladies will notice that looks like ''Grey's Anatomy''.

''{laughter}''

'''RYAN:''' Hot new show.

'''MIKE:''' Ladies love ''Grey's Anatomy''.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Eww. That's a portmanteau of "good" and "eww".

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Umm, what were those bug bombs called? I remember being proud of the packaging on — ''{email ends}'' uh oh.. ''{imitates slowing down as audio from email slows down}''

===Fun Facts===
*The "It's Raining Spaghetti and Meatballs" book that Ryan mentions is probably [[Wikipedia:Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]], the [http://www.amazon.com/Cloudy-Chance-Meatballs-Judi-Barrett/dp/0689707495 cover of which] shows it raining meatballs.
*''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'' and ''Superfudge'' are both children's books by [[Wikipedia:Judy Blume|Judy Blume]].
*Strong Mad being said to have been "Evil Dead IIing" the chainsaw is a reference to the movie [[Wikipedia:Evil Dead II|Evil Dead II]], in which Ash (the hero), having lost his right hand in the previous movie, has it replaced with a chainsaw.
*''[[Wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]'' is an American prime-time medical drama. The series revolves around Dr. Meredith Grey, who began the show as a surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital in Seattle, Washington.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|137|5636}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

Marshie

Desktop — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:19:59 GMT

Desktop: undid revision 700422; his actions are a little bit of both

[[Image:marshie.png|thumb|"Don'tcha like me?"]]
__TOC__
'''Marshie''' (capital "M", and then "arshie", as he would put it), a large, smiling white marshmallow with a bite taken from his side, is the genuinely alarming [[Fluffy Puff Mascots|mascot]] for [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]]. He serves as a caustic and slightly absurd satire of any number of mascots hawking products to children. His face seems to have been inspired by that of the [[Wikipedia:Kool-Aid Man|Kool-Aid Man]]. He also shares a resemblance to both the [[Wikipedia:Carl's Jr.|Carl's Jr.]]/[[Wikipedia:Hardee's|Hardee's]] [[Wikipedia:Image:Hardee's.png|star]] and the characters on the [http://www.goldenfluff.com/marsh.htm Elyon kosher marshmallows] bag (in particular, the middle one on the bag). His slogan, "Made from the best stuff", is directly from [[Wikipedia:Snapple|Snapple]]'s slogan "Made from the best stuff on earth".

Marshie has no positive relationships with any H*R characters. [[Homestar Runner]] "hates that freakin' marshmallow," probably because Marshie [[Meet Marshie|took his job as Fluffy Puff pitchman]]. [[Strong Bad]] seemed annoyed when Marshie [[retirement|tried to make a buck or nine off his heart-drooping loss]], and believes Marshie's commercials should be [[winter pool|rated NC-17]] for "Needlessly Creepy times 17". [[Marzipan]] does not fondly remember when her band [[Cool Tapes]] had to [[Baddest of the Bands|perform with Marshie]].

Marshie is infamously - and intentionally - creepy. His commercials have featured non-sequitur rantings, disturbing close-ups, inappropriate sound effects, faintly desperate pleas and even a behind-the-scenes nervous breakdown. He also tends to announce his appearances by uttering hackneyed slang phrases such as "'Sup fools!" and "Oh ''snap''!" in a heavy-handed attempt to convince kids to like him. However, this technique is essentially nullified by Marshie's innate creepiness, leaving the acceptance he seeks safely out of reach.

The use of [[Nibbles]] as a mascot in [[bottom 10]] may be evidence for Marshie's increasing unsuitability as a marshmallow mascot, or at least in specifically promoting Fluffy Puff's bite-sized Nibblers product. Indeed, his breakdown in [[Malloween Commercial]] strongly suggests that he is not satisfied in his role as a mascot.

Beyond his creepy demeanor, it is insinuated that Marshie is not simply disturbing but actually evil. He is named as a "bad guy" in the song "[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]", a vaporized version of Marshie in [[candy product]] cheerily warns that "you can't destroy me!", and in [[winter pool]], [[Gel-arshie]] calls himself "an abomination." Another example of Marshie being evil is when [[Gel-arshie]] acts like a stalker/pedophile around [[Strong Bad]] in [[8 Bit is Enough]].

==Filmography==
*'''First Appearance:''' [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] (as a picture on the bag)
*'''Official Debut:''' [[Meet Marshie]]
*[[:Category:Marshie Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

== Also known as... ==
*[[Fluffy Puff Mascots#Mr. Shmallow|Mr. Shmallow]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Ser-g-geant Marshie]] ([[Cheat Commandos]])
*Marxie ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*[[Gel-arshie]]
*''See other [[Nicknames#Miscellaneous|Nicknames]]''

<gallery>
Image:TMBG Marshie closeup 20040925.jpg|Appearing in puppet-form along with Homestar and [[They Might Be Giants]] in their [[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004 | September 25, 2004 concert]] in [[Wikipedia:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, Ga]]. (HS & TMBG not shown)
Image:MarshieGaseousVapor.PNG|"You can't destroy me!"
Image:Gel-Arshie.png|"I'm an abomination! And I'm coming to your house after school!"
Image:Marxie.PNG|"Speed increased!!"
</gallery>

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"Bomb Capacity Increased!"|[[Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up]]|Mirror:marshie bomb.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Take a trip to the mountains!"|[[retirement]]|Mirror:marshie mtns.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Those rotten little punks next door won't know what hit 'em when you...fill 'em...fulla lead."|[[Malloween Commercial]] outtake|Mirror:marshie lead.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"BOOGIDY BOOGIDY! I'll scare your dad!"|[[Malloween Commercial]]|Mirror:marsh boogidy.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"What more do they want?!!"|[[Malloween Commercial]]|Mirror:marshie whatmore.mp3}}
|}

[[Category:Mascots]]
[[Category:Fluffy Puff]]

Marshie

Desktop — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:08:23 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:marshie.png|thumb|"Don'tcha like me?"]]
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'''Marshie''' (capital "M", and then "arshie", as he would put it), a large, smiling white marshmallow with a bite taken from his side, is the genuinely alarming [[Fluffy Puff Mascots|mascot]] for [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]]. He serves as a caustic and slightly absurd satire of any number of mascots hawking products to children. His face seems to have been inspired by that of the [[Wikipedia:Kool-Aid Man|Kool-Aid Man]]. He also shares a resemblance to both the [[Wikipedia:Carl's Jr.|Carl's Jr.]]/[[Wikipedia:Hardee's|Hardee's]] [[Wikipedia:Image:Hardee's.png|star]] and the characters on the [http://www.goldenfluff.com/marsh.htm Elyon kosher marshmallows] bag (in particular, the middle one on the bag). His slogan, "Made from the best stuff", is directly from [[Wikipedia:Snapple|Snapple]]'s slogan "Made from the best stuff on earth".

Marshie has no positive relationships with any H*R characters. [[Homestar Runner]] "hates that freakin' marshmallow," probably because Marshie [[Meet Marshie|took his job as Fluffy Puff pitchman]]. [[Strong Bad]] seemed annoyed when Marshie [[retirement|tried to make a buck or nine off his heart-drooping loss]], and believes Marshie's commercials should be [[winter pool|rated NC-17]] for "Needlessly Creepy times 17". [[Marzipan]] does not fondly remember when her band [[Cool Tapes]] had to [[Baddest of the Bands|perform with Marshie]].

Marshie is infamously - and intentionally - creepy. His commercials have featured non-sequitur rantings, disturbing close-ups, inappropriate sound effects, faintly desperate pleas and even a behind-the-scenes nervous breakdown. He also tends to announce his appearances by uttering hackneyed slang phrases such as "'Sup fools!" and "Oh ''snap''!" in a heavy-handed attempt to convince kids to like him. However, this technique is essentially nullified by Marshie's innate creepiness, leaving the acceptance he seeks safely out of reach.

The use of [[Nibbles]] as a mascot in [[bottom 10]] may be evidence for Marshie's increasing unsuitability as a marshmallow mascot, or at least in specifically promoting Fluffy Puff's bite-sized Nibblers product. Indeed, his breakdown in [[Malloween Commercial]] strongly suggests that he is not satisfied in his role as a mascot.

Beyond his creepy demeanor, it is insinuated that Marshie is not simply disturbing but actually evil. He is named as a "bad guy" in the song "[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]", a vaporized version of Marshie in [[candy product]] cheerily warns that "you can't destroy me!", and in [[winter pool]], [[Gel-arshie]] calls himself "an abomination." Another example of Marshie being evil is when [[Gel-arshie]] acts like a stalker/pedophile around [[Strong Bad]] in [[8 Bit is Enough]].

==Filmography==
*'''First Appearance:''' [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] (as a picture on the bag)
*'''Official Debut:''' [[Meet Marshie]]
*[[:Category:Marshie Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

== Also known as... ==
*[[Fluffy Puff Mascots#Mr. Shmallow|Mr. Shmallow]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Ser-g-geant Marshie]] ([[Cheat Commandos]])
*Marxie ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*[[Gel-arshie]]
*''See other [[Nicknames#Miscellaneous|Nicknames]]''

<gallery widths=180px heights=184px>
Image:TMBG Marshie closeup 20040925.jpg|Appearing in puppet-form along with Homestar and [[They Might Be Giants]] in their [[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004 | September 25, 2004 concert]] in [[Wikipedia:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, Ga]]. (HS & TMBG not shown)
Image:MarshieGaseousVapor.PNG|"You can't destroy me!"
Image:Gel-Arshie.png|"I'm an abomination! And I'm coming to your house after school!"
Image:Marxie.PNG|"Speed increased!!"
</gallery>

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"Bomb Capacity Increased!"|[[Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up]]|Mirror:marshie bomb.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Take a trip to the mountains!"|[[retirement]]|Mirror:marshie mtns.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Those rotten little punks next door won't know what hit 'em when you...fill 'em...fulla lead."|[[Malloween Commercial]] outtake|Mirror:marshie lead.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"BOOGIDY BOOGIDY! I'll scare your dad!"|[[Malloween Commercial]]|Mirror:marsh boogidy.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"What more do they want?!!"|[[Malloween Commercial]]|Mirror:marshie whatmore.mp3}}
|}

[[Category:Mascots]]
[[Category:Fluffy Puff]]

Under Construction

Desktop — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:49:14 GMT

Desktop:

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|underconstruction|Fan Costume Commentary|Decemberween In July}}
[[Image:underconstruction02.png|thumb|"WHAAAAAAAT are you doing?"]]

H*R.com is down? Not registered? Coming Soon? What? Is today April Fool's Day? ... Then things get [[20X6]]'d...

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Sticklyman]], {{Film|Stinkoman}}, {{Film|1-Up}}, {{Film|Pan Pan}}

''' Date:''' Thursday, April 1, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 1:47

'''Page Title:''' Coming Soon! The biggest name is Web Advertising!!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
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== Transcript ==
''{The setting: "www.homestarrunner.com is coming soon! This domain is reserved through thoraxcorp.com". An animated stick figure in a yellow "Under Construction" diamond shovels diligently. After about ten seconds, a pair of shiny boxing gloves appear at the bottom of the screen...}

'''STINKOMAN:''' Habila-HUP!

''{...and Stinkoman leaps into the air, executing a dramatic pose before landing.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{to stick figure}'' Hey, Sticklyman, ''{waves his arms quickly}'' ''whaaaaat'' are you doing?

''{"Sticklyman" stands up, tosses his shovel into the air, leaps out of his diamond, performs a mid-air flip, lands, deftly catches his shovel and assumes a fighting stance.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Correct me if I'm wrong but are you asking for a ''challeeeeeeenge?!'' ''{assumes fighting stance}''

''{Camera zooms in on Sticklyman, who spins his shovel. The shot freezes in a sketchy style with a high-pitched chime sound. Pan quickly to a close-up of Stinkoman, who executes another fighting pose, then the shot sketch-freezes again. Cut back to Sticklyman's feet, showing him running toward Stinkoman. Cut to Stinkoman's feet, running toward Sticklyman. Cut to a close-up of Sticklyman, who now appears to be getting ready to strike. Cut to Stinkoman continuing to run, then jumping up. Cut to a wider shot showing both characters jumping into each other. They hover in mid-air for a moment, then strike each other. Sketch-freeze as they collide, then the shot unfreezes and the two characters fall back to the ground. Cut to another shot. Sticklyman lands in the background, followed quickly by Stinkoman landing in a kneeling position in the foreground. The camera rack-focuses to Sticklyman, who drops his shovel, wobbles for a moment and then falls over. Cut to a close-up of Stinkoman.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{a subtitle reading ". . ." appears}'' Dot dot dot!

''{Zoom out to whole page.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Twenty exty-six! ''{poses with chime sound}'' I twenty-exty-six'd-ed you ''good''.

''{1-Up and Pan Pan enter from the left.}''

'''1-UP:''' Diiid we miss a challenge?

'''STINKOMAN:''' Where ya been, ladies? I had to take care of Sticklyman myself!

'''1-UP:''' Well, so how was it?

'''STINKOMAN:''' Ahh, it was okay. The fighting was decent, but he wasn't much of a challenge. ''{lies down}''

'''PAN PAN''': ''{Badalang, badalang, badalang}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Who-hah? ''{jumps back up}'' Good question, Pan Pan. I don't know what he was digging for. Habila-HUP!

''{Stinkoman leaps into the yellow diamond. Cut to a close-up of Stinkoman, who takes a bite from the mound that Sticklyman was shoveling.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Hey, this isn't dirt, it's puddiiiing! ''{small clouds appear around Stinkoman's head as he says this}''

''{Cut to a close-up of 1-Up.}''

'''1-UP:''' I want pudding! ''{A green glob descends from his nose}''

''{Camera zooms out to include Stinkoman in the foreground. 1-Up faces the opposite direction from the previous shot.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' We deserve a break. Eating pudding with a spoon! ''{produces a spoon from nowhere}''

''{Pan Pan falls onto 1-Up.}''

''{Sketch-freeze on a shot showing all three characters holding bowls and spoons. Credits roll quickly while a short tune plays:}''

<blockquote>executive producer 
h. yamauchi 
 
producer 
s. miyahon 
 
director 
s. miyahon 
ten ten 
 
designer 
ten ten 
 
programmer 
t. nakazoo 
maru maru 
 
sound composer 
konchan 
paul pan 
storm storm 
 
quality 
wibe snodgrass 
 
actual items 
foss tony 
 
scare tactics 
poncho 
 
elevator action 
tesoro dub 
 
crotchety gnomes 
perl bess 
 
cover ups 
kevin </blockquote>

''{"back" and "again" buttons appear at the bottom of the screen.}''

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*This toon was put up instead of the regular [[intro]] page on April 1st, 2004.
*thoraxcorp.com is the web site of [[Thorax Corporation]], a fake company created by [[The Brothers Chaps]].
*[[Wikipedia:Ellipsis#In_Japanese|"..."]] is a common tool used in Japanese anime and manga. It literally means the character is "saying" nothing at all. For example, it would be used for dramatic effect in serious scenes where the character is in deep contemplation about something, or for comedic effect in slapstick anime when the character is stunned and at a loss for words. However, Stinkoman instead pronounces the ellipsis as if it were a witty one-liner.

=== Trivia ===
*The toon originally took up the entire page and there were no grey buttons at the bottom and white color background.
* "paul pan" and "storm storm" refer to Paul Sabourin and Storm DiCostanzo, the singers who performed [[Ballad of The Sneak]]. They are erstwhile members of the a cappella singing group [[DaVinci's Notebook]], who have since struck out on their own as a performing duo.
*At the end, clicking the back button will always lead back to the [[Main Page 17|20X6 Main Page]].
*The three boxes at the bottom of the site read:
<blockquote>'''Spam Free Living!!''' 
Tired of spam- 
getting ventures gone 
horpfully wrong!! 
Get with the program for as low 
as $9.95 a month. $4.95 each 
additional minute. No delabors.</blockquote>
<blockquote>'''Affordable Hostings!''' 
New house? New 
domain? WHO HAS 
TIME??!? With all new 
Greg Hosting you can get the 
website you need at the lowest 
interest rate in 40 years! 6.2% APR</blockquote>
<blockquote>'''Guaranteed Results!''' 
Use twice daily with exorbitant 
food intake. After dinner mints 
highly recommended. Will you 
please quit making that 
horribly annoying noise!? 
No Prescriptions! No 
Credit Check! $12,000</blockquote>

=== Remarks===
*Stinkoman pulls the spoon out of [[Hammerspace]].
*When the green glob descends from 1-Up's nose, it appears to emerge closer to one side of his face, suggesting that it's coming from his right nostril. When the camera zooms out, 1-Up is now facing the opposite direction, and the green glob [[Flipped Images|transfers to the other side]] of his face.

=== Goofs ===
*When the camera is shifting from 1-Up to Stinkoman after the glob scene, the glob is on 1-Up's shirt for a single frame.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When first released, viewers couldn't see Sticklyman during parts of the fight scene as well as after it, due to layer order. This was fixed the same day.

=== Inside References ===
*The "Spam Free Living!!" ad contains the word "horpfully," a reference to [[Coach Z|Coach Z's]] thick accent.
**The same ad also mentions "No [[Thorax Corporation#The Delabor Family|delabors]]," a line also used in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[flag day]].
*[[Kevin]] is mentioned in the last line of the credits, as being responsible for "cover ups".

=== Real-World References ===
*Stinkoman saying "WHAAAAAAAT are you doing?" references the Pioneer dub of ''[[Akira]]'', where the character Yamagata asks Tetsuo in a similar manner: "WHAAAAAAAT the hell are you talking about?"
*Sticklyman is likely a reference to the popular Flash cartoon series [[Wikipedia:Xiao Xiao|Xiao Xiao]], where stick figures battle in elaborately-choreographed fight scenes.
*The entire fight scene is taken from the [[Nintendo#Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)|NES]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden (NES)|Ninja Gaiden]]'', whose introduction sequence shows two ninjas having a duel. The freeze-frame during the jump and the "..." at the end are included in the sequence.
*The first listing in the credits reads "Executive Producer H. Yamauchi." [[Wikipedia:Hiroshi Yamauchi|Hiroshi Yamauchi]] was the former president of [[Wikipedia:Nintendo|Nintendo]] and appeared in the credits as executive producer in many of Nintendo's older games.
**Also included in the credits are the names of two other famous Nintendo employees: S. Miyahon (mistranslation of [[Wikipedia:Shigeru Miyamoto|Shigeru Miyamoto]]) and Ten Ten ([[Wikipedia:Takashi Tezuka|Takashi Tezuka]]), both of whom worked on the original ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|Legend of Zelda]]'' game.
**These credits also appeared at the end of [[japanese cartoon]].
*The credit "[[Wikipedia:Elevator Action|Elevator Action]]" is a reference to a [[Wikipedia:Taito Corporation|Taito]] game of the same name.
*Also in the credits is "actual items", a possible reference to a sketch in the late night talk show [[Wikipedia:Late Night With Conan O'Brien|Late Night With Conan O'Brien]]
*Maru Maru is a misspelling of Maru Mari, the Japanese name for the [[Wikipedia:Morph Ball|Morph Ball]] powerup in the game ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]''.
*The name Sticklyman may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hangly-Man|Hangly-Man]], a Japanese [[Wikipedia:Pac-Man|Pac-Man]] clone, due to similarities in spelling and pronunciation, and the fact that both of them are examples of [[Deliberately Poor English|poor translation]] (i.e. Hangly-Man—Hungry-Man, Sticklyman—Stick Man).

=== Fast Forward ===
*The short tune at the end of this toon would later be reused at the end of [[Happy Trogday]], while [[Trogador]] is chasing Stinkoman.
**It also ends a scene in [[trading cards]] featuring Stinkoman and [[Cheatball]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' Oh, this was a real gag, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Well, a lot of people didn't wait the—whatever this is—eight seconds to find out that this is, uh... you know, it wasn't really... that we didn't really lose the domain. This is of course an April Fool's cartoon.

'''MATT:''' We got a lot of concerned e-mails...

'''MIKE:''' Uh-huh.

'''MATT:''' ...that the site had been shut down. The Thorax Corp. got a lot of traffic that day, I remember.

'''MIKE:''' Ha!

'''MATT:''' I'm surprised Thorax Corp. didn't get shut down.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' So, we didn't really even think of it like this, but uh, this is a double thing being Stinkoman fighting the "under construction" guy, that was a very popular "under construction" animated GIF that is used. And also kind of a parody on the stick figure fighting thing—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —so I really didn't think about that until after the fact.

'''MIKE:''' Did we do any bullet time in this?

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' The bullet times are always the favorites in the stick figure animations.

'''MATT:''' Kung Fu Stick Figure Theaters.

'''MIKE:''' Look at that.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Stinkoman and Sticklyman land on the ground and the lens focuses on Sticklyman.}'' Focus.

'''MATT:''' That's some nice rack focusing. ''{Stinkoman says, "..."}'' That's a Ninja Gaiden reference there, the Ninja Gaiden, for regular Nintendo, there were cut scenes with a lot of dot dot dots in the dialogue. ...Affordable hostings, Mike! New house? New domain? Who has time?!

'''MIKE:''' Those little logos you drew, the pill bottle, the house, and the letter are very similar to the ones you used to have to really do for your job at EarthLink.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I call them my old skills! ''{laughs}'' ...Brought 'em out of retirement. ''{Stinkoman exclaims, "It's pudding!"}'' The mushroom styles...

''{The snot bubble oozes from 1-Up's nose.}''

'''MATT AND MIKE:''' ''{laugh}''

'''MATT:''' This introduced the, uh, new T mouth... Stinkoman, the mouth where like it's gritted teeth and so there's a bunch of T's. ''{whispers}'' The T mouth, I call it the T mouth.

'''MIKE:''' ''{quickly}'' T mouth!

== External Links ==
*[[HR:underconstruction.html|watch "Under Construction"]]
*[[HR:underconstruction.swf|view the Flash file for "Under Construction"]]

[[Category:April Fools]][[Category:20X6]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

Make-O Your Own Stinko

Desktop — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:21:16 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:Comic Generator Title.png|thumb|Title screen.]]

'''Make-O Your Own Stinko(man) Sprite Comic Generator''' was originally an Easter egg found in [[web comics]]. You can create your own Stinkoman 20X6-themed comic (titled "Stinkoman Sunday Fun Talk") just like "[[Stong Bad|Stonk Bad]]", by selecting from numerous characters, objects, and backgrounds from the [[Stinkoman 20X6|game of the same name]] in up to four panels.

The backgrounds that can be used are from [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 1|Level 1 (Go Home)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 2|Level 2 (Pick a Bone)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 4|Level 4 (Fisticuff)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5 (Oh the Moon)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 6|Level 6 (Stratosfear)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 7|Level 7 (Ice 2 Meet U)]], and [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9|Level 9 (Turbolence)]] respectively.

'''Date:''' Monday, October 8, 2007

'''Page Title:''' Make-O Your Own Stinko!

==Functions==
All sprites can be resized, rotated, and flipped, and you can add any text you want into the talk bubbles. When you're all done, there is an option to print it out.

You also have the ability to "[[MS Paint]] your way to a non-punchline", which will go through a series of five different overlaps. You can enter your name so that the author isn't always "Stonk Bad"; however, the author will be labeled at random from a given list of verbs and adverbs, in the form of "''past-tense verb'' and ''adverb'' ''past-tense verb''":

*Flubbed and Thinly Conceived by ''Name''
*Hijacked and Unsatisfyingly Cobbled Together by ''Name''
*Swiped and Miserably Cobbled Written by ''Name''
*Grifted and Poorly Hacked by ''Name''
*Baby got stole and Ruinously Strung Together by ''Name''

== Characters & Enemies Included ==
[[Image:Makeownstinko.png|400px|thumb|The Make-O Your Own Stinko Interface.]]
[[Image:Make-O Your Own Stinko.png|400px|thumb|An example of a completed comic]]
<table>
<autocolumn style="padding-right:18px">
* [[Stinkoman]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Playable Characters#Stinkowing|Stinkowing]]
* [[1-Up]]
* [[Pan Pan]]
* [[Shadowy Figure]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Astromund]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Browntant]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Pink Cham Cham]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Chorch]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Frotzer]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Fullbide]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Gokul]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Greggo]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Grundy]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Jaro]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|My Benj]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Poorbt]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Pooru-Pooru]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Stafulter]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Stobat]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Stothos]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Tortan]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Prudench]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Semulade]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Sackastano]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Octopush (unnamed in the real game)]]
</autocolumn>
</table>

== Fun Facts ==
*This is the first time Pan Pan and the Shadowy Figure have been seen as in-game sprites.
*The [[Irregular Loading Screens|loading screen]] reads "FIND THE LOADBEARER...", a reference to [[slumber party]].
*On October 15, 2007, this game was put on the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]]. In addition, the game received new features, including an intro screen, Stinkowing and Level 9 enemy sprites, the ability to replace "Stonk Bad" as the author, with humorous remarks about the sprites being stolen, and an "MS Paint" button. A subtitle was added to the loading screen stating: "VERSION 1.1. NEW AND BARELY IMPROVED!
*One of the MS Paint button's effects includes a "[[Wikipedia:Kilroy was here|Kilroy was here]]", and another is [[Trogdor]] with a soda (caption misspelled as "Trogor").
*Because of the black background, the Shadowy Figure is not visible, but can be found by clicking on a "blank" area in the fourth column (under the tree).
*"Stonk Bad" is a reference to how in the Japanese alphabet, the letter "g" is pronounced the same as the letter "k".

== External Links ==
*[[HR:stinko comic.html|play Make-O Your Own Stinko]]
*[[HR:stinko comic.swf|view the Flash file for Make-O Your Own Stinko]]

[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Stinkoman 20X6]]
[[Category:Comic strips]]

Make-O Your Own Stinko

Desktop — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:20:50 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:Comic Generator Title.png|thumb|Title screen.]]

'''Make-O Your Own Stinko(man) Sprite Comic Generator''' was originally an Easter egg found in [[web comics]]. You can create your own Stinkoman 20X6-themed comic (titled "Stinkoman Sunday Fun Talk") just like "[[Stong Bad|Stonk Bad]]", by selecting from numerous characters, objects, and backgrounds from the [[Stinkoman 20X6|game of the same name]] in up to four panels.

The backgrounds that can be used are from [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 1|Level 1 (Go Home)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 2|Level 2 (Pick a Bone)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 4|Level 4 (Fisticuff)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5 (Oh the Moon)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 6|Level 6 (Stratosfear)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 7|Level 7 (Ice 2 Meet U)]], and [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9|Level 9 (Turbolence)]] respectively.

'''Date:''' Monday, October 8, 2007

'''Page Title:''' Make-O Your Own Stinko!

==Functions==
All sprites can be resized, rotated, and flipped, and you can add any text you want into the talk bubbles. When you're all done, there is an option to print it out.

You also have the ability to "[[MS Paint]] your way to a non-punchline", which will go through a series of five different overlaps. You can enter your name so that the author isn't always "Stonk Bad"; however, the author will be labeled at random from a given list of verbs and adverbs, in the form of "''past-tense verb'' and ''adverb'' ''past-tense verb''":

*Flubbed and Thinly Conceived by ''Name''
*Hijacked and Unsatisfyingly Cobbled Together by ''Name''
*Swiped and Miserably Cobbled Written by ''Name''
*Grifted and Poorly Hacked by ''Name''
*Baby got stole and Ruinously Strung Together by ''Name''

== Characters & Enemies Included ==
[[Image:Makeownstinko.png|400px|thumb|The Make-O Your Own Stinko Interface.]]
[[Image:Make-O Your Own Stinko.png|400px|thumb|An example of a completed comic]]
<table>
<autocolumn style="padding-right:18px">
* [[Stinkoman]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Playable Characters#Stinkowing|Stinkowing]]
* [[1-Up]]
* [[Pan Pan]]
* [[Shadowy Figure]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Astromund]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Browntant]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Pink Cham Cham]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Chorch]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Frotzer]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Fullbide]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Gokul]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Greggo]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Grundy]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Jaro]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|My Benj]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Poorbt]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Pooru-Pooru]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Stafulter]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Stobat]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Stothos]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Tortan]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Prudench]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Semulade]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Sackastano]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Octopush (unnamed in the real game)]]
</autocolumn>
</table>

== Fun Facts ==
*This is the first time Pan Pan and the Shadowy Figure have been seen as in-game sprites.
*The [[Irregular Loading Screens|loading screen]] reads "FIND THE LOADBEARER...", a reference to [[slumber party]].
*On October 15, 2007, this game was put on the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]]. In addition, the game received new features, including an intro screen, Stinkowing and Level 9 enemy sprites, the ability to replace "Stonk Bad" as the author, with humorous remarks about the sprites being stolen, and an "MS Paint" button. A subtitle was added to the loading screen stating: "VERSION 1.1. NEW AND BARELY IMPROVED!
*One of the MS Paint button's effects includes a "[[Wikipedia:Kilroy was here|Kilroy was here]]", and another is [[Trogdor]] with a soda (caption misspelled as "Trogor").
*Because of the black background, the Shadowy Figure is not visible, but can be found by clicking on a "blank" area in the fourth column (under the tree).
*"Stonk Bad" is a reference to how in the Japanese alphabet, the letter "g" is pronounced like the letter "k".

== External Links ==
*[[HR:stinko comic.html|play Make-O Your Own Stinko]]
*[[HR:stinko comic.swf|view the Flash file for Make-O Your Own Stinko]]

[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Stinkoman 20X6]]
[[Category:Comic strips]]

Homestar Runner's Website

Desktop — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:59:21 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:hswebsite.png|thumb|its not done.]]

'''[[Homestar Runner]]'s Website''' is an Easter egg in the e-mail [[2 years]]. It is a poorly-designed website made for "Nedscape"  1.0 (or lower).

==Text==
<blockquote>head> )title(Untitled)title( /head} ,body. 
 
helscome my wedsite. 
 
its not done. 
 
 
 
this page is best viewed using Nedscape 1.0 
or lower</blockquote>

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*The background appears to be a heavily [[Wikipedia:Adobe Photoshop|Photoshopped]] picture of Homestar. It appears that "Plastic Wrap" and "Lens Flare" filters were used, among others.

===Inside References===
*Homestar refers to his page as a "[[Wedsite]]".
*"Helscome" is an example of [[Unusual Greetings]], and is also a [[portmanteau]] of "hello" and "welcome".

===Real-World References===
*Homestar's Website works best on "Nedscape 1.0" or lower. "Nedscape" is an obvious misspelling of [[Netscape]], an Internet browser.
**Ironically, this page will not load with Netscape 1.0 or lower.

==See also==
*[[Strong Bad's Website]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:mywedpage.html|visit Homestar's Website]]
*[[HR:hsbackground.jpg|view the background]]

[[Category: Character Websites]]

Make-O Your Own Stinko

Desktop — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:16:54 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:Comic Generator Title.png|thumb|Title screen.]]

'''Make-O Your Own Stinko(man) Sprite Comic Generator''' was originally an Easter egg found in [[web comics]]. You can create your own Stinkoman 20X6-themed comic (titled "Stinkoman Sunday Fun Talk") just like "[[Stong Bad|Stonk Bad]]", by selecting from numerous characters, objects, and backgrounds from the [[Stinkoman 20X6|game of the same name]] in up to four panels.

The backgrounds that can be used are from [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 1|Level 1 (Go Home)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 2|Level 2 (Pick a Bone)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 4|Level 4 (Fisticuff)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5 (Oh the Moon)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 6|Level 6 (Stratosfear)]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 7|Level 7 (Ice 2 Meet U)]], and [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9|Level 9 (Turbolence)]] respectively.

'''Date:''' Monday, October 8, 2007

'''Page Title:''' Make-O Your Own Stinko!

==Functions==
All sprites can be resized, rotated, and flipped, and you can add any text you want into the talk bubbles. When you're all done, there is an option to print it out.

You also have the ability to "[[MS Paint]] your way to a non-punchline", which will go through a series of five different overlaps. You can enter your name so that the author isn't always "Stonk Bad"; however, the author will be labeled at random from a given list of verbs and adverbs, in the form of "''past-tense verb'' and ''adverb'' ''past-tense verb''":

*Flubbed and Thinly Conceived by ''Name''
*Hijacked and Unsatisfyingly Cobbled Together by ''Name''
*Swiped and Miserably Cobbled Written by ''Name''
*Grifted and Poorly Hacked by ''Name''
*Baby got stole and Ruinously Strung Together by ''Name''

== Characters & Enemies Included ==
[[Image:Makeownstinko.png|400px|thumb|The Make-O Your Own Stinko Interface.]]
[[Image:Make-O Your Own Stinko.png|400px|thumb|An example of a completed comic]]
<table>
<autocolumn style="padding-right:18px">
* [[Stinkoman]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Playable Characters#Stinkowing|Stinkowing]]
* [[1-Up]]
* [[Pan Pan]]
* [[Shadowy Figure]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Astromund]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Browntant]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Pink Cham Cham]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Chorch]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Frotzer]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Fullbide]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Gokul]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Greggo]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Grundy]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Jaro]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|My Benj]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Poorbt]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Pooru-Pooru]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Stafulter]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Stobat]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Stothos]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Tortan]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Prudench]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Semulade]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Sackastano]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|Octopush (unnamed in the real game)]]
</autocolumn>
</table>

== Fun Facts ==
*This is the first time Pan Pan and the Shadowy Figure have been seen as in-game sprites.
*The [[Irregular Loading Screens|loading screen]] reads "FIND THE LOADBEARER...", a reference to [[slumber party]].
*On October 15, 2007, this game was put on the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]]. In addition, the game received new features, including an intro screen, Stinkowing and Level 9 enemy sprites, the ability to replace "Stonk Bad" as the author, with humorous remarks about the sprites being stolen, and an "MS Paint" button. A subtitle was added to the loading screen stating: "VERSION 1.1. NEW AND BARELY IMPROVED!
*One of the MS Paint button's effects includes a "[[Wikipedia:Kilroy was here|Kilroy was here]]", and another is [[Trogdor]] with a soda (caption misspelled as "Trogor").
*Because of the black background, the Shadowy Figure is not visible, but can be found by clicking on a "blank" area in the fourth column (under the tree).
*"Stonk Bad" is a reference to how the Japanese alphabet has no letter "r", and how the letter "g" is pronounced the same as "k".

== External Links ==
*[[HR:stinko comic.html|play Make-O Your Own Stinko]]
*[[HR:stinko comic.swf|view the Flash file for Make-O Your Own Stinko]]

[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Stinkoman 20X6]]
[[Category:Comic strips]]

Main Page 26

Desktop — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:59:43 GMT

Desktop:

{{mainnav|26|25|1}}
[[File:Main Page 26.PNG|220px|thumb|"I can't underxtand a word that you're xaying!"]]

A [[Xeriouxly Forxe]]-[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations|themed]] main page.

'''Cast (In order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}/H. Star, {{film|Marshie}}/Marxie, {{film|Strong Bad}}/S. Bad, {{film|Strong Sad}}/S. Sad

'''Places:''' [[The Stick]]

'''Date:''' Monday, April 12, 2010

'''Icon:''' Xeriouxly Forxe X

'''Page Title:''' Revamped for the Nineties!

==Button Effects==
*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' — Each time the button is scrolled over, a spike is added to H. Star's head. After three spikes have appeared, seven more pop out. Scrolling over one more time causes them to all vanish.
*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' — H. Star raises his robotic arm and snaps the pincers on it twice.
*'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' — Marshie floats on screen, and is then turned into "Marxie" via a lightning strike. He says "Speed increased!" with an echo after "increased", and then [[Explosions|explodes]] and vanishes.
*'''[[Downloads]]''' — S. Bad peeks on screen and says, "I can't underxtand a word that you're xaying!"
*'''[[Store]]''' — A lightning strike causes [[The Field]] to change into a Xeriouxly Forxe version of itself, with [[The Stick]] being replaced with a yellow, white, and purple flashing crystal. Scrolling over Store again reverts it to its normal status.
*'''[[Email]]''' — S. Sad flies across the screen, accompanied by wind effects, and in a gruff voice says, "I'm ''mad'' that I'm flying!"

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The [[FeedBurner Page#Main Page - #26 Mainly Xerioux|RSS description]] of this toon is:
<blockquote>Xeriouxly Forxe mania has hit the main pages of HomestarRunner.com like a shiny, pointy mouth that refuses to open when it talks! Get an exclusive look at both Marshie and the Stick in their Xerioux formx on this new main homepage! Even the copyright date got updated! Holy smoxe! Click here to mouseover to the EXTREME! </blockquote>

===Remarks===
*This main page does not use the [[Main Page 24#Remarks|metallic sheen style]] of the previous two main pages.
*H. Star's left metallic arm does not show up in this main page.
*H. Star doesn't use the "extreme" pronunciations (e.g. "toonx" for "toons").
*This main page does not have a loading screen.
*This is the first time that a form of Marshie isn't a type of food.

===Glitches===
*S. Sad is sometimes visible in the upper left corner if he loads before the page.

===Inside References===
*S. Sad's line is a reference to Strong Sad's line in [[Main Page 15]].
*Marxie's line comes from [[Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up]].
*Both Marxie and [[Gel-Arshie]] have visible [[brains]].
*The listing for this main page in the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] is (in part) "Zesty [[b/w]] tangy".
*The way H. Star raises and snaps his metallic arm is similar to the way [[Mitch Overlord]] does in the email [[best thing]], including the same [[sound effect]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:main26.html|go to Main Page 26]]
*[[HR:main26.swf|view the Flash file for Main Page 26]]
*[[Forum:16252|forum thread RE: "Main Page 26"]]

{{Main Page}}

[[Category:Main Pages]]

Main Page 26

Desktop — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:58:17 GMT

Desktop:

{{mainnav|26|25|1}}
[[File:Main Page 26.PNG|220px|thumb|"I can't underxtand a word that you're xaying!"]]

A [[Xeriouxly Forxe]]-[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations|themed]] main page.

'''Cast (In order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}/H. Star, {{film|Marshie}}/Marxie, {{film|Strong Bad}}/S. Bad, {{film|Strong Sad}}/S. Sad

'''Places:''' [[The Stick]]

'''Date:''' Monday, April 12, 2010

'''Icon:''' Xeriouxly Forxe X

'''Page Title:''' Revamped for the Nineties!

==Button Effects==
*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' — Each time the button is scrolled over, a spike is added to H. Star's head. After three spikes have appeared, seven more pop out. Scrolling over one more time causes them to all vanish.
*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' — H. Star raises his robotic arm and snaps the pincers on it twice.
*'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' — Marshie floats on screen, and is then turned into "Marxie" via a lightning strike. He says "Speed increased!" with an echo after "increased", and then [[Explosions|explodes]] and vanishes.
*'''[[Downloads]]''' — S. Bad peeks on screen and says, "I can't underxtand a word that you're xaying!"
*'''[[Store]]''' — A lightning strike causes [[The Field]] to change into a Xeriouxly Forxe version of itself, with [[The Stick]] being replaced with a yellow, white, and purple flashing crystal. Scrolling over Store again reverts it to its normal status.
*'''[[Email]]''' — S. Sad flies across the screen, accompanied by wind effects, and in a gruff voice says, "I'm ''mad'' that I'm flying!"

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The [[FeedBurner Page#Main Page - #26 Mainly Xerioux|RSS description]] of this toon is:
<blockquote>Xeriouxly Forxe mania has hit the main pages of HomestarRunner.com like a shiny, pointy mouth that refuses to open when it talks! Get an exclusive look at both Marshie and the Stick in their Xerioux formx on this new main homepage! Even the copyright date got updated! Holy smoxe! Click here to mouseover to the EXTREME! </blockquote>

===Remarks===
*This main page does not use the [[Main Page 24#Remarks|metallic sheen style]] of the previous two main pages.
*H. Star's left metallic arm does not show up in this main page.
*H. Star doesn't use the "extreme" pronunciations (e.g. "toonx" for "toons").
*This main page does not have a loading screen.
*This is the first time that a form of Marshie isn't a type of food.

===Glitches===
*S. Sad is sometimes visible in the upper left corner if he loads before the page.[[File:smad.jpg|220px|thumb|"I'm mad that I'm standing!"]]

===Inside References===
*S. Sad's line is a reference to Strong Sad's line in [[Main Page 15]].
*Marxie's line comes from [[Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up]].
*Both Marxie and [[Gel-Arshie]] have visible [[brains]].
*The listing for this main page in the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] is (in part) "Zesty [[b/w]] tangy".
*The way H. Star raises and snaps his metallic arm is similar to the way [[Mitch Overlord]] does in the email [[best thing]], including the same [[sound effect]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:main26.html|go to Main Page 26]]
*[[HR:main26.swf|view the Flash file for Main Page 26]]
*[[Forum:16252|forum thread RE: "Main Page 26"]]

{{Main Page}}

[[Category:Main Pages]]

Homestar Runner's Website

Desktop — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:51:35 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:hswebsite.png|thumb|its not done.]]

'''[[Homestar Runner]]'s Website''' is an Easter egg in the e-mail [[2 years]]. It is an extremely poorly-designed website made for Nedscape  1.0 (or lower).

==Text==
<blockquote>head> )title(Untitled)title( /head} ,body. 
 
helscome my wedsite. 
 
its not done. 
 
 
 
this page is best viewed using Nedscape 1.0 
or lower</blockquote>

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*The code for the page is actually [http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.homestarrunner.com%2Fmywedpage.html tentatively valid] HTML 4.0 Transitional.
*The background appears to be either a [[Wikipedia:Repoussé and chasing|repoussé]], or a heavily [[Wikipedia:Adobe Photoshop|Photoshopped]] picture of Homestar. It appears that "Plastic Wrap" and "Lens Flare" filters were used, among others.

===Inside References===
*Homestar refers to his page as a "[[Wedsite]]".
*"Helscome" is an example of [[Unusual Greetings]], and is also a [[portmanteau]] of "hello" and "welcome".

===Real-World References===
*Homestar's Website works best on "Nedscape 1.0" or lower. "Nedscape" is an obvious misspelling of [[Netscape]], an Internet browser.
**Ironically, this page will not load with Netscape 1.0 or lower.

==See also==
*[[Strong Bad's Website]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:mywedpage.html|visit Homestar's Website]]
*[[HR:hsbackground.jpg|view the background]]

[[Category: Character Websites]]

Main Page 26

Desktop — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:42:30 GMT

Desktop:

{{mainnav|26|25|1}}
[[File:Main Page 26.PNG|220px|thumb|"I can't underxtand a word that you're xaying!"]]

A [[Xeriouxly Forxe]]-[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations|themed]] main page.

'''Cast (In order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}/H. Star, {{film|Marshie}}/Marxie, {{film|Strong Bad}}/S. Bad, {{film|Strong Sad}}/S. Sad

'''Places:''' [[The Stick]]

'''Date:''' Monday, April 12, 2010

'''Icon:''' Xeriouxly Forxe X

'''Page Title:''' Revamped for the Nineties!

==Button Effects==
*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' — Each time the button is scrolled over, a spike is added to H. Star's head. After three spikes have appeared, seven more pop out. Scrolling over one more time causes them to all vanish.
*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' — H. Star raises his robotic arm and snaps the pincers on it twice.
*'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' — Marshie floats on screen, and is then turned into "Marxie" via a lightning strike. He says "Speed increased!" with an echo after "increased", and then [[Explosions|explodes]] and vanishes.
*'''[[Downloads]]''' — S. Bad peeks on screen and says, "I can't underxtand a word that you're xaying!"
*'''[[Store]]''' — A lightning strike causes [[The Field]] to change into a Xeriouxly Forxe version of itself, with [[The Stick]] being replaced with a yellow, white, and purple flashing crystal. Scrolling over Store again reverts it to its normal status.
*'''[[Email]]''' — S. Sad flies across the screen, accompanied by wind effects, saying, in a gruff voice, "I'm ''mad'' that I'm flying!"

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The [[FeedBurner Page#Main Page - #26 Mainly Xerioux|RSS description]] of this toon is:
<blockquote>Xeriouxly Forxe mania has hit the main pages of HomestarRunner.com like a shiny, pointy mouth that refuses to open when it talks! Get an exclusive look at both Marshie and the Stick in their Xerioux formx on this new main homepage! Even the copyright date got updated! Holy smoxe! Click here to mouseover to the EXTREME! </blockquote>

===Remarks===
*This main page does not use the new [[Main Page 24#Remarks|metallic sheen style]] of the previous two main pages.
*H. Star's left metallic arm does not show up in this main page.
*H. Star doesn't use the "extreme" pronunciations (e.g. "toonx" for "toons").
*This main page does not have a loading screen.
*This is the first time that a form of Marshie isn't a type of food.

===Inside References===
*S. Sad's line is a reference to Strong Sad's line in [[Main Page 15]].
*Marxie's line comes from [[Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up]].
*Both Marxie and [[Gel-Arshie]] have visible [[brains]].
*The listing for this main page in the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] is (in part) "Zesty [[b/w]] tangy".

===Goofs===
*S.Sad is sometimes visible in the corner if he loads before the page.

==External Links==
*[[HR:main26.html|go to Main Page 26]]
*[[HR:main26.swf|view the Flash file for Main Page 26]]
*[[Forum:16252|forum thread RE: "Main Page 26"]]

{{Main Page}}

[[Category:Main Pages]]

Main Page 26

Desktop — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:42:17 GMT

Desktop:

{{mainnav|26|25|1}}
[[File:Main Page 26.PNG|220px|thumb|"I can't underxtand a word that you're xaying!"]]

A [[Xeriouxly Forxe]]-[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations|themed]] main page.

'''Cast (In order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}/H. Star, {{film|Marshie}}/Marxie, {{film|Strong Bad}}/S. Bad, {{film|Strong Sad}}/S. Sad

'''Places:''' [[The Stick]]

'''Date:''' Monday, April 12, 2010

'''Icon:''' Xeriouxly Forxe X

'''Page Title:''' Revamped for the Nineties!

==Button Effects==
*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' — Each time the button is scrolled over, a spike is added to H. Star's head. After three spikes have appeared, seven more pop out. Scrolling over one more time causes them to all vanish.
*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' — H. Star raises his robotic arm and snaps the pincers on it twice.
*'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' — Marshie floats on screen, and is then turned into "Marxie" via a lightning strike. He says "Speed increased!" with an echo after "increased", and then [[Explosions|explodes]] and vanishes.
*'''[[Downloads]]''' — S. Bad peeks on screen and says, "I can't underxtand a word that you're xaying!"
*'''[[Store]]''' — A lightning strike causes [[The Field]] to change into a Xeriouxly Forxe version of itself, with [[The Stick]] being replaced with a yellow, white, and purple flashing crystal. Scrolling over Store again reverts it to its normal status.
*'''[[Email]]''' — S. Sad flies across the screen, accompanied by wind effects, saying, in a gruff voice, "I'm ''mad'' that I'm flying!"

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The [[FeedBurner Page#Main Page - #26 Mainly Xerioux|RSS description]] of this toon is:
<blockquote>Xeriouxly Forxe mania has hit the main pages of HomestarRunner.com like a shiny, pointy mouth that refuses to open when it talks! Get an exclusive look at both Marshie and the Stick in their Xerioux formx on this new main homepage! Even the copyright date got updated! Holy smoxe! Click here to mouseover to the EXTREME! </blockquote>

===Remarks===
*This main page does not use the new [[Main Page 24#Remarks|metallic sheen style]] of the previous two main pages.
*H. Star's left metallic arm does not show up in this main page.
*H. Star doesn't use the "extreme" pronunciations (e.g. "toonx" for "toons").
*This main page does not have a loading screen.
*This is the first time that a form of Marshie isn't a type of food.

===Inside References===
*S. Sad's line is a reference to Strong Sad's line in [[Main Page 15]].
*Marxie's line comes from [[Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up]].
*Both Marxie and [[Gel-Arshie]] have visible [[brains]].
*The listing for this main page in the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] is (in part) "Zesty [[b/w]] tangy".

===Goofs===
*S.Sad is sometimes visible in the corner if he loads before the page does.

==External Links==
*[[HR:main26.html|go to Main Page 26]]
*[[HR:main26.swf|view the Flash file for Main Page 26]]
*[[Forum:16252|forum thread RE: "Main Page 26"]]

{{Main Page}}

[[Category:Main Pages]]

Main Page 26

Desktop — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:28:33 GMT

Desktop:

{{mainnav|26|25|1}}
[[File:Main Page 26.PNG|220px|thumb|"I can't underxtand a word that you're xaying!"]]

A [[Xeriouxly Forxe]]-[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations|themed]] main page.

'''Cast (In order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}/H. Star, {{film|Marshie}}/Marxie, {{film|Strong Bad}}/S. Bad, {{film|Strong Sad}}/S. Sad

'''Places:''' [[The Stick]]

'''Date:''' Monday, April 12, 2010

'''Icon:''' Xeriouxly Forxe X

'''Page Title:''' Revamped for the Nineties!

==Button Effects==
*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' — Each time the button is scrolled over, a spike is added to H. Star's head. After three spikes have appeared, seven more pop out. Scrolling over one more time causes them to all vanish.
*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' — H. Star raises his robotic arm and snaps the pincers on it twice.
*'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' — Marshie floats on screen, and is then turned into "Marxie" via a lightning strike. He says "Speed increased!" with an echo after "increased", and then [[Explosions|explodes]] and vanishes.
*'''[[Downloads]]''' — S. Bad peeks on screen and says, "I can't underxtand a word that you're xaying!"
*'''[[Store]]''' — A lightning strike causes [[The Field]] to change into a Xeriouxly Forxe version of itself, with [[The Stick]] being replaced with a yellow, white, and purple flashing crystal. Scrolling over Store again reverts it to its normal status.
*'''[[Email]]''' — S. Sad flies across the screen, accompanied by wind effects, saying, in a gruff voice, "I'm ''mad'' that I'm flying!"

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The [[FeedBurner Page#Main Page - #26 Mainly Xerioux|RSS description]] of this toon is:
<blockquote>Xeriouxly Forxe mania has hit the main pages of HomestarRunner.com like a shiny, pointy mouth that refuses to open when it talks! Get an exclusive look at both Marshie and the Stick in their Xerioux formx on this new main homepage! Even the copyright date got updated! Holy smoxe! Click here to mouseover to the EXTREME! </blockquote>

===Remarks===
*This main page does not use the new [[Main Page 24#Remarks|metallic sheen style]] of the previous two main pages.
*H. Star's left metallic arm does not show up in this main page.
*H. Star doesn't use the "extreme" pronunciations (e.g. "toonx" for "toons").
*This main page does not have a loading screen.
*This is the first time that a form of Marshie isn't a type of food.

===Inside References===
*S. Sad's line is a reference to Strong Sad's line in [[Main Page 15]].
*Marxie's line comes from [[Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up]].
*Both Marxie and [[Gel-Arshie]] have visible [[brains]].
*The listing for this main page in the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] is (in part) "Zesty [[b/w]] tangy".

==Goofs==
S.Sad is sometimes seen in the corner if he loads before the page.

==External Links==
*[[HR:main26.html|go to Main Page 26]]
*[[HR:main26.swf|view the Flash file for Main Page 26]]
*[[Forum:16252|forum thread RE: "Main Page 26"]]

{{Main Page}}

[[Category:Main Pages]]

Characters' Injuries

Desktop — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:08:10 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:broken glass.png|thumb|This does not look good for Homestar Runner.]]

Throughout the course of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]], many characters have '''sustained various injuries'''.

===[[Homestar Runner]]===
*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] — Strong Mad swings Homestar into the floor several times, bruising his head.
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version]] — [[The Yello Dello]] violently pecks Homestar in the head twice, bruising him and causing him to bleed the second time.
*Email [[invisibility]] — In a daydream he is having, Strong Bad punches Homestar in the stomach.
*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad convinces Homestar to stick his head into a tub full of molten rock. It is unknown whether or not Homestar proceeds to do so.
*Email [[pom pom]] — Strong Bad pokes Homestar in the face with a pin several times.
*Email [[car]] — Strong Bad punches Homestar with his fist marked with a backwards [[deleted]].
*Email [[origins]] — [[The Cheat]] whips Homestar across the face with a large chain repeatedly.
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — Strong Bad whacks Homestar with a frying pan, knocking him unconscious. He later throws the [[Telebision]]'s remote control into Homestar's face.
*Email [[4 branches]] — Homestar is uncomfortably stuck in [[the Office]]'s water cooler. Strong Bad's attempt to free him causes him great pain.
*Email [[licensed]] — Homestar sustains injuries to the face after Bubs sells him a piñata filled with broken glass.
*Email [[specially marked]] — Strong Bad throws a die-cast chainsaw car (a toy apparently "heavy and pointy enough to do lasting damage to the face") at Homestar's face.
*[[Jibblies 2]] — Homestar is hit in the head with the [[Golbol]], causing him to flinch and say "Ow!"
*[[Play Date]] — Homestar holds the weight of about a dozen cinder blocks on his stomach, is crushed by [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], and is hit by a meteor.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — Strong Bad makes Homestar, along with Marzipan, Bubs, Coach Z and [[the King of Town]] fly out of his window when he places a banana peel in their path and thus literally "beats the snot out of Homestar."
*[[Donut Unto Others]] — Homestar's face is fried by his doughnut fryer when Strong Bad upturns his doughnut stand.
*Email [[hremail3184]] — Strong Bad hits Homestar with a rake, a shovel, and a garden weasel, the last of which inflicts injuries so severe that his bleeding face is censored. However, he appears to have healed completely by the end of the email.
*Email [[dictionary]] — Strong Bad throws a "GIANT DICTIONARY" at Homestar's head, knocking a large tooth from his mouth.
*[[8-Bit Is Enough]] — Homestar is punched several times by the Trogdor cabinet.

===[[Strong Bad]]===
*[[Original Book]] — Strong Bad is squished by a pile of giant [[grapes]].
*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] — A large chunk of Strong Bad's head is blown off in an explosion. He is also beaten in various ways throughout the cartoon.
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] — Strong Mad drops a keg of [[melonade]] on his shoulders.
*[[Accent]] — Strong Mad punches Strong Bad every time he does not pronounce a word with his old accent.
*Email [[unused emails]] — Strong Bad dives into his desk, smashing it in half. He then groans in pain and comments that he may have broken his "clavicus majorus".
*Email [[invisibility]] — In Strong Bad's imagination, he is sat on and crushed by [[Strong Mad]].
*Email [[privileges]] — Strong Bad violently falls headfirst from his stool.
*Email [[pom pom]] — Strong Bad accidentally runs into the wall of [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] while he is blindfolded. Shorty afterward, he is repeatedly punched and kicked by [[Pom Pom]] after he attempts to poke him with a pin.
*Email [[keep cool]] — Homestar Runner falls through the roof of the [[computer room]] onto Strong Bad, snapping his neck against the leg of the stool. Strong Bad, seemingly paralyzed, twitches his arm and mutters: "I... breaky... spiney..."
*Email [[lady...ing]] — In his flashback email, Strong Bad's head cracks and falls in fragments after being doused in gasoline and exposed to a lit cigar.
*Email [[original]] — Bubs punches Strong Bad several times.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — Strong Bad is thrown out the window of [[The King of Town's Castle]] multiple times, possibly causing him "[[Spoonerisms|drain bamage]]."
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad's explosive collar explodes when Strong bad tries to leave his house in the first part of the game. Strangely, the explosion does no apparent physical damage to Strong Bad's body, or to the collar itself.
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — Strong Bad is beaten and electrocuted in various ways. The player is required to abuse Strong Bad
in [[Baddest of the Bands Walkthrough#Strong Bad Abuse|as many ways they can]] to obtain the maximum score.
*[[8-Bit Is Enough]] — Strong Bad is punched by the Trogdor cabinet.
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — Marzipan stabs a pencil into the side of Strong Bad's head.
*[[A Death-Defying Decemberween]] — The Cheat strikes Strong Bad over the head with a plank of wood with some nails stuck through it (at Strong Bad's request).

===[[The Cheat]]===
*The Cheat is often subject to [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking]].
**His head also [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|explodes]] often.
*[[Strong Bad's Website]] — It is mentioned that The Cheat had to be shot with Strong Mad's BB gun in order to get him out of a tree.

===[[Strong Mad]]===
*Email [[little animal]] — After [[kicking The Cheat]], Strong Bad kicks Strong Mad in the stomach, angering him greatly.
*Email [[flag day]] — Strong Bad is seen carving a tattoo into Strong Mad's shoulder with an Exacto knife.
*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad gives Strong Mad a fairly powerful kick in the knee.
*Email [[yes, wrestling]] — Strong Mad appears to have a razor blade stuck in his forehead.

===[[Strong Sad]]===
*[[Theme Song Video]] — Strong Bad throws a [[Big Knife]] at Strong Sad. However, the scene is cut before the knife hits him, so it is unknown how badly Strong Sad was injured.
*Email [[1 step ahead]] — Strong Sad gets pegged by dodge balls and is covered in live [[Wikipedia:Fire ant|red ants]].
*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad whacks Strong Sad continuously with a wiffle bat.
*Email [[cheat talk]] — Strong Bad strikes Strong Sad in the stomach with his keyboard.
*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] (A New Pain - 11.23.02) — Strong Bad punches Strong Sad, though it does not hurt. As a result Strong Mad punches Strong Sad on the side of his knee instead, causing him great pain. Strong Sad names the pain in his knee "Kreigh."
*Email [[privileges]] — [[The Cheat]] hurts Strong Sad's face and hands with what sounds like a drill.
*Email [[stunt double]] — Strong Sad, as the stunt double of [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]], suffers much abuse throughout the film, such as having the [[Heavy Lourde]] dropped on top of him.
*Email [[date]] — Strong Mad punches Strong Sad in the face several times, bruising him badly.
*Email [[dangeresque 3]] — Strong Sad, this time as [[Killingyouguy]]'s stunt double, is repeatedly kicked in the face by [[Dangeresque Too]].
*[[Wonkavision Magazine Interview]] — Strong Sad mentions that Strong Bad once stabbed him with a flaming hot poker.
*Email [[origins]] — It is implied that [[Lil' Strong Bad]] drills a hole in Strong Sad's stomach, creating his belly button.
*Email [[slumber party]] Strong Sad's arm is in a sling, for unknown reasons. At the end of the email, Strong Bad threatens to dislocate Strong Sad's shoulder, and seems to attempt to do so.
*[[Hremail 2000]] (Easter Egg) — Strong Bad wears a pair of "foot pelts" resembling Strong Sad's [[soolnds]], implying that he cut them off.
*[[Where U Goin' 2?]] — Strong Sad is buried under a pile of flaming mattresses.
*[[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] — Strong Sad is encased in a concrete block at the bottom of the [[swimming pool]], and his eyes appear to be bloody and bruised.
*[[SBCG4AP Ep. 4]] — Strong Sad is poked by the "diamond-tipped drill" (really a traffic cone).

===[[Pom Pom]]===
*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] — Strong Mad sinks his fist into Pom Pom's stomach and repeatedly swings him into the floor.

===[[Marzipan]]===
*Email [[your friends]] — It is implied that Strong Bad attempts to cut Marzipan's hands ([[Lack of Visible Arms|if she has any]]) with a saw blade. It is unknown whether or not he succeeds.
*Email [[shapeshifter]] — Marzipan is attacked by a rabid [[The Cheat]]. However, the scene is cut shorty before it is shown whether she is hurt.
*[[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] — Marzipan is violently flung off of her couch by [[Homestar Runner]], and it is implied that her hair is ripped out later that day.

===[[Coach Z]]===
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] — Marzipan recently had Coach Z kicked in the crotch.
*Email [[caffeine]] — Strong Sad repeatedly slaps Coach Z in the face.
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] — Bubs punches Coach Z in the face.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — As with all of the rebels, Coach Z can sustain several pretty bad injuries from the [[Homestarmy]] in the Maps and Minions sequence.

===[[Bubs]]===
*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad smashes Bubs over the head with a Golden Record for [[Everybody To The Limit]].
*[[Ever and More!]] — Bubs has broken his shin in a jetski accident.
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] (Mentioned) — Bubs talks about Marzipan (Lady Crate Ape) throwing crates at him and about how they hurt.

===[[The King of Town]]===
*Email [[your friends]] — Like Bubs, The King of Town is smashed over the head with Strong Bad's Golden Record for [[Everybody To The Limit]].
*Email [[the bet]] — It is implied that Strong Bad drops a [[Typing Tutor Turbo]] arcade machine on The King of Town. However, the scene is cut before Strong bad drops the machine, so it is possible that the King of Town was left unharmed.
*Email [[diorama]] — Strong Bad rips out tufts of the King of Town's beard, causing him to bleed.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — The King of Town accidentally eats his own foot (again).
*Email [[theme park]] The king of town gets "[[Burninated]]" on "The Bowels Of [[Trogdor]]"

===[[The Poopsmith]]===
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — As with all of the rebels, the Poopsmith can sustain several pretty bad injuries from the [[Homestarmy]] in the Maps and Minions sequence.

===[[Homsar]]===
*Email [[homsar]] — Homsar is crushed by the [[Heavy Lourde]], hospitalizing him (as suggested in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]]).
*[[Homsar Main Page]] — Homsar is again crushed by the Heavy Lourde.
*Email [[your friends]] — Homsar swallows several live scorpions.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — As with all of the rebels, Homsar can sustain several pretty bad injuries from the [[Homestarmy]] in the Maps and Minions sequence.

===[[The Sad Kids]]===
*[[Homestarloween Party]] — The Sad Kids are crushed by the Visor Robot.
*[[Mr. Shmallow (toon)]] — The Sad Kids are crushed by the roof of the "sugar shak".
*[[Meet Marshie]]- The Sad Kids are crushed by a falling [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] logo.

===[[Visor Robot]]===
*[[Homestarloween Party]] — He and his human brain short circuit and die after a tear is shed.
*[[Senor Mortgage]] — He malfunctions and explodes.

===[[The Goblin]]===
*[[Homestarloween Party]] — The Goblin is crushed by the Visor Robot.

==See Also==
*[[Blood]]
*[[Death]]
*[[Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad]]
*[[Strong Sad's Severed Head]]
*[[The Cheat's Head Exploding]]

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[[Category:Violence]]

Characters' Injuries

Desktop — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:44:22 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:broken glass.png|thumb|This does not look good for Homestar Runner.]]

Throughout the course of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]], many characters have '''sustained various injuries'''.

===[[Homestar Runner]]===
*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] — Strong Mad swings Homestar into the floor several times, bruising his head.
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version]] — [[The Yello Dello]] violently pecks Homestar in the head twice, bruising him and causing him to bleed the second time.
*Email [[invisibility]] — In a daydream he is having, Strong Bad punches Homestar in the stomach.
*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad convinces Homestar to stick his head into a tub full of molten rock. It is unknown whether or not Homestar proceeds to do so.
*Email [[pom pom]] — Strong Bad pokes Homestar in the face with a pin several times.
*Email [[car]] — Strong Bad punches Homestar with his fist marked with a backwards [[deleted]].
*Email [[origins]] — [[The Cheat]] whips Homestar across the face with a large chain repeatedly.
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — Strong Bad whacks Homestar with a frying pan, knocking him unconscious. He later throws the [[Telebision]]'s remote control into Homestar's face.
*Email [[4 branches]] — Homestar is uncomfortably stuck in [[the Office]]'s water cooler. Strong Bad's attempt to free him causes him great pain.
*Email [[licensed]] — Homestar sustains injuries to the face after Bubs sells him a piñata filled with broken glass.
*Email [[specially marked]] — Strong Bad throws a die-cast chainsaw car (a toy apparently "heavy and pointy enough to do lasting damage to the face") at Homestar's face.
*[[Jibblies 2]] — Homestar is hit in the head with the [[Golbol]], causing him to flinch and say "Ow!"
*[[Play Date]] — Homestar holds the weight of about a dozen cinder blocks on his stomach, is crushed by [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], and is hit by a meteor.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — Strong Bad makes Homestar, along with Marzipan, Bubs, Coach Z and [[the King of Town]] fly out of his window when he places a banana peel in their path and thus literally "beats the snot out of Homestar."
*[[Donut Unto Others]] — Homestar's face is fried by his doughnut fryer when Strong Bad upturns his doughnut stand.
*Email [[hremail3184]] — Strong Bad hits Homestar with a rake, a shovel, and a garden weasel, the last of which inflicts injuries so severe that his bleeding face is censored. However, he appears to have healed completely by the end of the email.
*Email [[dictionary]] — Strong Bad throws a "GIANT DICTIONARY" at Homestar's head, knocking a large tooth from his mouth.
*[[8-Bit Is Enough]] — Homestar is punched several times by the Trogdor cabinet.

===[[Strong Bad]]===
*[[Original Book]] — Strong Bad is squished by a pile of giant [[grapes]].
*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] — A large chunk of Strong Bad's head is blown off in an explosion. He is also beaten in various ways throughout the cartoon.
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] — Strong Mad drops a keg of [[melonade]] on his shoulders.
*[[Accent]] — Strong Mad punches Strong Bad every time he does not pronounce a word with his old accent.
*Email [[unused emails]] — Strong Bad dives into his desk, smashing it in half. He then groans in pain and comments that he may have broken his "clavicus majorus".
*Email [[invisibility]] — In Strong Bad's imagination, he is sat on and crushed by [[Strong Mad]].
*Email [[privileges]] — Strong Bad violently falls headfirst from his stool.
*Email [[pom pom]] — Strong Bad accidentally runs into the wall of [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] while he is blindfolded. Shorty afterward, he is repeatedly punched and kicked by [[Pom Pom]] after he attempts to poke him with a pin.
*Email [[keep cool]] — Homestar Runner falls through the roof of the [[computer room]] onto Strong Bad, snapping his neck against the leg of the stool. Strong Bad, seemingly paralyzed, twitches his arm and mutters: "I... breaky... spiney..."
*Email [[lady...ing]] — In his flashback email, Strong Bad's head cracks and falls in fragments after being doused in gasoline and exposed to a lit cigar.
*Email [[original]] — Bubs punches Strong Bad several times.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — Strong Bad is thrown out the window of [[The King of Town's Castle]] multiple times, possibly causing him "[[Spoonerisms|drain bamage]]."
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad's explosive collar explodes when Strong bad tries to leave his house in the first part of the game. Strangely, the explosion does no apparent physical damage to Strong Bad's body, or to the collar itself.
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — Strong Bad is beaten and electrocuted in various ways. The player is required to abuse Strong Bad
in [[Baddest of the Bands Walkthrough#Strong Bad Abuse|as many ways they can]] to obtain the maximum score.
*[[8-Bit Is Enough]] — Strong Bad is punched by the Trogdor cabinet.
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — Marzipan stabs a pencil into the side of Strong Bad's head.
*[[A Death-Defying Decemberween]] — The Cheat strikes Strong Bad over the head with a plank of wood with some nails stuck through it (at Strong Bad's request).

===[[The Cheat]]===
*The Cheat is often subject to [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking]].
**His head also [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|explodes]] often.
*[[Strong Bad's Website]] — It is mentioned that The Cheat had to be shot with Strong Mad's BB gun in order to get him out of a tree.

===[[Strong Mad]]===
*Email [[little animal]] — After [[kicking The Cheat]], Strong Bad kicks Strong Mad in the stomach, angering him greatly.
*Email [[flag day]] — Strong Bad is seen carving a tattoo into Strong Mad's shoulder with an Exacto knife.
*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad gives Strong Mad a fairly powerful kick in the knee.
*Email [[yes, wrestling]] — Strong Mad appears to have a razor blade stuck in his forehead.

===[[Strong Sad]]===
*[[Theme Song Video]] — Strong Bad throws a [[Big Knife]] at Strong Sad. However, the scene is cut before the knife hits him, so it is unknown how badly Strong Sad was injured.
*Email [[1 step ahead]] — Strong Sad gets pegged by dodge balls and is covered in live [[Wikipedia:Fire ant|red ants]].
*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad whacks Strong Sad continuously with a wiffle bat.
*Email [[cheat talk]] — Strong Bad strikes Strong Sad in the stomach with his keyboard.
*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] (A New Pain - 11.23.02) — Strong Bad punches Strong Sad, though it does not hurt. As a result Strong Mad punches Strong Sad on the side of his knee instead, causing him great pain. Strong Sad names the pain in his knee "Kreigh."
*Email [[privileges]] — [[The Cheat]] hurts Strong Sad's face and hands with what sounds like a drill.
*Email [[stunt double]] — Strong Sad, as the stunt double of [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]], suffers much abuse throughout the film, such as having the [[Heavy Lourde]] dropped on top of him.
*Email [[date]] — Strong Mad punches Strong Sad in the face several times, bruising him badly.
*Email [[dangeresque 3]] — Strong Sad, this time as [[Killingyouguy]]'s stunt double, is repeatedly kicked in the face by [[Dangeresque Too]].
*[[Wonkavision Magazine Interview]] — Strong Sad mentions that Strong Bad once stabbed him with a flaming hot poker.
*Email [[origins]] — It is implied that [[Lil' Strong Bad]] drills a hole in Strong Sad's stomach, creating his belly button.
*Email [[slumber party]] Strong Sad's arm is in a sling, for unknown reasons. At the end of the email, Strong Bad threatens to dislocate Strong Sad's shoulder, and seems to attempt to do so.
*[[Hremail 2000]] (Easter Egg) — Strong Bad wears a pair of "foot pelts" resembling Strong Sad's [[soolnds]], implying that he cut them off.
*[[Where U Goin' 2?]] — Strong Sad is buried under a pile of flaming mattresses.
*[[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] — Strong Sad is encased in a concrete block at the bottom of the [[swimming pool]], and his eyes appear to be bloody and bruised.

===[[Pom Pom]]===
*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] — Strong Mad sinks his fist into Pom Pom's stomach and repeatedly swings him into the floor.

===[[Marzipan]]===
*Email [[your friends]] — It is implied that Strong Bad attempts to cut Marzipan's hands ([[Lack of Visible Arms|if she has any]]) with a saw blade. It is unknown whether or not he succeeds.
*Email [[shapeshifter]] — Marzipan is attacked by a rabid [[The Cheat]]. However, the scene is cut shorty before it is shown whether she is hurt.
*[[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] — Marzipan is violently flung off of her couch by [[Homestar Runner]], and it is implied that her hair is ripped out later that day.

===[[Coach Z]]===
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] — Marzipan recently had Coach Z kicked in the crotch.
*Email [[caffeine]] — Strong Sad repeatedly slaps Coach Z in the face.
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] — Bubs punches Coach Z in the face.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — As with all of the rebels, Coach Z can sustain several pretty bad injuries from the [[Homestarmy]] in the Maps and Minions sequence.

===[[Bubs]]===
*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad smashes Bubs over the head with a Golden Record for [[Everybody To The Limit]].
*[[Ever and More!]] — Bubs has broken his shin in a jetski accident.
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] (Mentioned) — Bubs talks about Marzipan (Lady Crate Ape) throwing crates at him and about how they hurt.

===[[The King of Town]]===
*Email [[your friends]] — Like Bubs, The King of Town is smashed over the head with Strong Bad's Golden Record for [[Everybody To The Limit]].
*Email [[the bet]] — It is implied that Strong Bad drops a [[Typing Tutor Turbo]] arcade machine on The King of Town. However, the scene is cut before Strong bad drops the machine, so it is possible that the King of Town was left unharmed.
*Email [[diorama]] — Strong Bad rips out tufts of the King of Town's beard, causing him to bleed.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — The King of Town accidentally eats his own foot (again).
*Email [[theme park]] The king of town gets "[[Burninated]]" on "The Bowels Of [[Trogdor]]"

===[[The Poopsmith]]===
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — As with all of the rebels, the Poopsmith can sustain several pretty bad injuries from the [[Homestarmy]] in the Maps and Minions sequence.

===[[Homsar]]===
*Email [[homsar]] — Homsar is crushed by the [[Heavy Lourde]], hospitalizing him (as suggested in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]]).
*[[Homsar Main Page]] — Homsar is again crushed by the Heavy Lourde.
*Email [[your friends]] — Homsar swallows several live scorpions.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — As with all of the rebels, Homsar can sustain several pretty bad injuries from the [[Homestarmy]] in the Maps and Minions sequence.

===[[The Sad Kids]]===
*[[Homestarloween Party]] — The Sad Kids are crushed by the Visor Robot.
*[[Mr. Shmallow (toon)]] — The Sad Kids are crushed by the roof of the "sugar shak".
*[[Meet Marshie]]- The Sad Kids are crushed by a falling [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] logo.

===[[Visor Robot]]===
*[[Homestarloween Party]] — He and his human brain short circuit and die after a tear is shed.
*[[Senor Mortgage]] — He malfunctions and explodes.

===[[The Goblin]]===
*[[Homestarloween Party]] — The Goblin is crushed by the Visor Robot.

==See Also==
*[[Blood]]
*[[Death]]
*[[Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad]]
*[[Strong Sad's Severed Head]]
*[[The Cheat's Head Exploding]]

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[[Category:Violence]]

Characters' Injuries

Desktop — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:43:21 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:broken glass.png|thumb|This does not look good for Homestar Runner.]]

Throughout the course of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]], many characters have '''sustained various injuries'''.

===[[Homestar Runner]]===
*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] — Strong Mad swings Homestar into the floor several times, bruising his head.
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version]] — [[The Yello Dello]] violently pecks Homestar in the head twice, bruising him and causing him to bleed the second time.
*Email [[invisibility]] — In a daydream he is having, Strong Bad punches Homestar in the stomach.
*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad convinces Homestar to stick his head into a tub full of molten rock. It is unknown whether or not Homestar proceeds to do so.
*Email [[pom pom]] — Strong Bad pokes Homestar in the face with a pin several times.
*Email [[car]] — Strong Bad punches Homestar with his fist marked with a backwards [[deleted]].
*Email [[origins]] — [[The Cheat]] whips Homestar across the face with a large chain repeatedly.
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — Strong Bad whacks Homestar with a frying pan, knocking him unconscious. He later throws the [[Telebision]]'s remote control into Homestar's face.
*Email [[4 branches]] — Homestar is uncomfortably stuck in [[the Office]]'s water cooler. Strong Bad's attempt to free him causes him great pain.
*Email [[licensed]] — Homestar sustains injuries to the face after Bubs sells him a piñata filled with broken glass.
*Email [[specially marked]] — Strong Bad throws a die-cast chainsaw car (a toy apparently "heavy and pointy enough to do lasting damage to the face") at Homestar's face.
*[[Jibblies 2]] — Homestar is hit in the head with the [[Golbol]], causing him to flinch and say "Ow!"
*[[Play Date]] — Homestar holds the weight of about a dozen cinder blocks on his stomach, is crushed by [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], and is hit by a meteor.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — Strong Bad makes Homestar, along with Marzipan, Bubs, Coach Z and [[the King of Town]] fly out of his window when he places a banana peel in their path and thus literally "beats the snot out of Homestar."
*[[Donut Unto Others]] — Homestar's face is fried by his doughnut fryer when Strong Bad upturns his doughnut stand.
*Email [[hremail3184]] — Strong Bad hits Homestar with a rake, a shovel, and a garden weasel, the last of which inflicts injuries so severe that his bleeding face is censored. However, he appears to have healed completely by the end of the email.
*Email [[dictionary]] — Strong Bad throws a "GIANT DICTIONARY" at Homestar's head, knocking a large tooth from his mouth.
*[[8-Bit Is Enough]] — Homestar is punched several times by the Trogdor cabinet.

===[[Strong Bad]]===
*[[Original Book]] — Strong Bad is squished by a pile of giant [[grapes]].
*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] — A large chunk of Strong Bad's head is blown off in an explosion. He is also beaten in various ways throughout the cartoon.
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] — Strong Mad drops a keg of [[melonade]] on his shoulders.
*[[Accent]] — Strong Mad punches Strong Bad every time he does not pronounce a word with his old accent.
*Email [[unused emails]] — Strong Bad dives into his desk, smashing it in half. He then groans in pain and comments that he may have broken his "clavicus majorus".
*Email [[invisibility]] — In Strong Bad's imagination, he is sat on and crushed by [[Strong Mad]].
*Email [[privileges]] — Strong Bad violently falls headfirst from his stool.
*Email [[pom pom]] — Strong Bad accidentally runs into the wall of [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] while he is blindfolded. Shorty afterward, he is repeatedly punched and kicked by [[Pom Pom]] after he attempts to poke him with a pin.
*Email [[keep cool]] — Homestar Runner falls through the roof of the [[computer room]] onto Strong Bad, snapping his neck against the leg of the stool. Strong Bad, seemingly paralyzed, twitches his arm and mutters: "I... breaky... spiney..."
*Email [[lady...ing]] — In his flashback email, Strong Bad's head cracks and falls in fragments after being doused in gasoline and exposed to a lit cigar.
*Email [[original]] — Bubs punches Strong Bad several times.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — Strong Bad is thrown out the window of [[The King of Town's Castle]] multiple times, possibly causing him "[[Spoonerisms|drain bamage]]."
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad's explosive collar explodes when Strong bad tries to leave his house in the first part of the game. Strangely, the explosion does no apparent physical damage to Strong Bad's body, or to the collar itself.
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — Strong Bad is beaten and electrocuted in various ways. The player is required to abuse Strong Bad
*[[8-Bit Is Enough]] — Strong Bad is punched by the Trogdor cabinet.
in [[Baddest of the Bands Walkthrough#Strong Bad Abuse|as many ways they can]] to obtain the maximum score.
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — Marzipan stabs a pencil into the side of Strong Bad's head.
*[[A Death-Defying Decemberween]] — The Cheat strikes Strong Bad over the head with a plank of wood with some nails stuck through it (at Strong Bad's request).

===[[The Cheat]]===
*The Cheat is often subject to [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking]].
**His head also [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|explodes]] often.
*[[Strong Bad's Website]] — It is mentioned that The Cheat had to be shot with Strong Mad's BB gun in order to get him out of a tree.

===[[Strong Mad]]===
*Email [[little animal]] — After [[kicking The Cheat]], Strong Bad kicks Strong Mad in the stomach, angering him greatly.
*Email [[flag day]] — Strong Bad is seen carving a tattoo into Strong Mad's shoulder with an Exacto knife.
*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad gives Strong Mad a fairly powerful kick in the knee.
*Email [[yes, wrestling]] — Strong Mad appears to have a razor blade stuck in his forehead.

===[[Strong Sad]]===
*[[Theme Song Video]] — Strong Bad throws a [[Big Knife]] at Strong Sad. However, the scene is cut before the knife hits him, so it is unknown how badly Strong Sad was injured.
*Email [[1 step ahead]] — Strong Sad gets pegged by dodge balls and is covered in live [[Wikipedia:Fire ant|red ants]].
*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad whacks Strong Sad continuously with a wiffle bat.
*Email [[cheat talk]] — Strong Bad strikes Strong Sad in the stomach with his keyboard.
*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] (A New Pain - 11.23.02) — Strong Bad punches Strong Sad, though it does not hurt. As a result Strong Mad punches Strong Sad on the side of his knee instead, causing him great pain. Strong Sad names the pain in his knee "Kreigh."
*Email [[privileges]] — [[The Cheat]] hurts Strong Sad's face and hands with what sounds like a drill.
*Email [[stunt double]] — Strong Sad, as the stunt double of [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]], suffers much abuse throughout the film, such as having the [[Heavy Lourde]] dropped on top of him.
*Email [[date]] — Strong Mad punches Strong Sad in the face several times, bruising him badly.
*Email [[dangeresque 3]] — Strong Sad, this time as [[Killingyouguy]]'s stunt double, is repeatedly kicked in the face by [[Dangeresque Too]].
*[[Wonkavision Magazine Interview]] — Strong Sad mentions that Strong Bad once stabbed him with a flaming hot poker.
*Email [[origins]] — It is implied that [[Lil' Strong Bad]] drills a hole in Strong Sad's stomach, creating his belly button.
*Email [[slumber party]] Strong Sad's arm is in a sling, for unknown reasons. At the end of the email, Strong Bad threatens to dislocate Strong Sad's shoulder, and seems to attempt to do so.
*[[Hremail 2000]] (Easter Egg) — Strong Bad wears a pair of "foot pelts" resembling Strong Sad's [[soolnds]], implying that he cut them off.
*[[Where U Goin' 2?]] — Strong Sad is buried under a pile of flaming mattresses.
*[[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] — Strong Sad is encased in a concrete block at the bottom of the [[swimming pool]], and his eyes appear to be bloody and bruised.

===[[Pom Pom]]===
*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] — Strong Mad sinks his fist into Pom Pom's stomach and repeatedly swings him into the floor.

===[[Marzipan]]===
*Email [[your friends]] — It is implied that Strong Bad attempts to cut Marzipan's hands ([[Lack of Visible Arms|if she has any]]) with a saw blade. It is unknown whether or not he succeeds.
*Email [[shapeshifter]] — Marzipan is attacked by a rabid [[The Cheat]]. However, the scene is cut shorty before it is shown whether she is hurt.
*[[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] — Marzipan is violently flung off of her couch by [[Homestar Runner]], and it is implied that her hair is ripped out later that day.

===[[Coach Z]]===
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] — Marzipan recently had Coach Z kicked in the crotch.
*Email [[caffeine]] — Strong Sad repeatedly slaps Coach Z in the face.
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] — Bubs punches Coach Z in the face.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — As with all of the rebels, Coach Z can sustain several pretty bad injuries from the [[Homestarmy]] in the Maps and Minions sequence.

===[[Bubs]]===
*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad smashes Bubs over the head with a Golden Record for [[Everybody To The Limit]].
*[[Ever and More!]] — Bubs has broken his shin in a jetski accident.
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] (Mentioned) — Bubs talks about Marzipan (Lady Crate Ape) throwing crates at him and about how they hurt.

===[[The King of Town]]===
*Email [[your friends]] — Like Bubs, The King of Town is smashed over the head with Strong Bad's Golden Record for [[Everybody To The Limit]].
*Email [[the bet]] — It is implied that Strong Bad drops a [[Typing Tutor Turbo]] arcade machine on The King of Town. However, the scene is cut before Strong bad drops the machine, so it is possible that the King of Town was left unharmed.
*Email [[diorama]] — Strong Bad rips out tufts of the King of Town's beard, causing him to bleed.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — The King of Town accidentally eats his own foot (again).
*Email [[theme park]] The king of town gets "[[Burninated]]" on "The Bowels Of [[Trogdor]]"

===[[The Poopsmith]]===
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — As with all of the rebels, the Poopsmith can sustain several pretty bad injuries from the [[Homestarmy]] in the Maps and Minions sequence.

===[[Homsar]]===
*Email [[homsar]] — Homsar is crushed by the [[Heavy Lourde]], hospitalizing him (as suggested in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]]).
*[[Homsar Main Page]] — Homsar is again crushed by the Heavy Lourde.
*Email [[your friends]] — Homsar swallows several live scorpions.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — As with all of the rebels, Homsar can sustain several pretty bad injuries from the [[Homestarmy]] in the Maps and Minions sequence.

===[[The Sad Kids]]===
*[[Homestarloween Party]] — The Sad Kids are crushed by the Visor Robot.
*[[Mr. Shmallow (toon)]] — The Sad Kids are crushed by the roof of the "sugar shak".
*[[Meet Marshie]]- The Sad Kids are crushed by a falling [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] logo.

===[[Visor Robot]]===
*[[Homestarloween Party]] — He and his human brain short circuit and die after a tear is shed.
*[[Senor Mortgage]] — He malfunctions and explodes.

===[[The Goblin]]===
*[[Homestarloween Party]] — The Goblin is crushed by the Visor Robot.

==See Also==
*[[Blood]]
*[[Death]]
*[[Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad]]
*[[Strong Sad's Severed Head]]
*[[The Cheat's Head Exploding]]

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[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Violence]]

Blood

Desktop — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:37:14 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:Smote Kerrek.png|thumb|"You smote the Kerrek!"]]
Occasionally, some characters, if they're hurt badly enough, will start to '''bleed'''. Also, there have been some cases where blood is seen, but is not from any character in particular. In rare cases, blood is only mentioned.

==Appearances==
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version]] — [[Homestar Runner]]'s head starts to bleed after [[The Yello Dello]] pecks him on the head the second time.
*[[The King of Town DVD]] — [[The Little Chef Guy]]'s meat on the floor has a puddle of blood around it.
*[[Main Page 3]] — Rolling over "[[Games]]" will bring up a whale with bloody harpoon wounds.
*[[Main Page 7]] — Rolling over "[[Store]]" will cause blood to squirt from Homestar's brain.
*Email [[flag day]] — [[Strong Mad]]'s arm starts to bleed when [[Strong Bad]] carves a [[snake]] tattoo on it.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 2]] — At the end of the toon, [[What's Her Face]]'s knees are bleeding because Thomas "hit her with a bat".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]] — What's Her Face bleeds in various places after possums attack her. She also claims that her "blood hurts".
*[[TROGDOR!]] — [[Trogdor]] bleeds if he gets arrowed or sworded, and the words "sworded!" and "arrowed!" drip blood. The game over screen shows Trogdor lying in a pool of blood and the words "it's over" drip blood.
*[[Strumstar Hammer]] — The first page says "Everybody throws shot-puts at The Homestar Runner. He is bleeding pretty bad."
*[[Malloween Commercial]] — Blood flows down the screen after Marshie exits the coffin.
*[[Experimental Film]] — During the commentary easter egg, Strong Bad says that he'll "relegate [Strong Sad's] face to a bloody pulp."
*[[Peasant's Quest]] — When [[Rather Dashing]] shoots [[Kerrek]] with an arrow, Kerrek bleeds from the fatal wound. Also, if you type "knock until knuckles bleed" at Naked Ned's house, Rather Dashing will do so, though this isn't shown. Also, if you walk in front of the arrows that [[Dongolev]] is shooting, he will shoot you and there will be blood on the side of your head.
*Email [[pom pom]] — As Strong Bad pokes Homestar in the chin with a pin, red dots begin to appear on Homestar's face.
*[[Labor Dabor]] — In one of the bowling Easter eggs, a bowling pin is cut in half, causing its blood to splatter on the wall, spelling [[Lowercase i's|"SPLiT"]].
*Email [[the facts]] — The green cylinder bleeds when [[Doug the Dino]] bites off a large chunk of it.
*[[Homestar vs. Little Girl 2]] — Blood flows down the title screen.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — When So and So says "A B/G PRTY?!", she appears with bloody [[Fangs (Teen Girl Squad)|fangs]].
*[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] (Easter egg) — In The Cheat's tattoo idea, a snake lady stabs a snake with a spear, causing the snake to bleed.
*Email [[disconnected]] — The hole in [[Head Bad and Strong Body|Strong Body]]'s neck shows blood.
*Email [[pop-up]] — One of the things Strong Bad dumps on [[Strong Sad]] with his cement mixer is "ram's blood".
*Email [[redesign]] — The redesigned [[No Loafing sign]] includes bloody fangs.
*Email [[cliffhangers]] — The [[Lappy 486]]'s "little toe" is cut off, leaving a puddle of blood.
*[[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]] — In one of [[Blue Laser Commander]]'s deaths, he gets chopped in half with a little blood squirted out.
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] — Strong Bad tries to scare Marzipan by leaping out from behind [[The Stick]] and shouting "Grody bloody gross and blood!"
*[[Let us give TANKS!]] — Blue Laser Commander jabs a fork in a [[Blue Laser Minion|minion]]'s eye, causing blood to stream down his face.
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — The concession stand of the restaurant has some "fake ketchup" which can be used as fake blood. Drinking it will cause your character to die. You also have to pour it on your head to make yourself look like the hag's husband, who "died of a bloody head".
*Email [[what I want]] — Strong Bad ends with "Well, happy Decemberween everybloody!"
*[[DNA Evidence]] — When Marzipan says she found the DNA evidence in her house, Strong Sad asks if it was either "hair particles", "skin flakes", or "blood crispies".
*Email [[the movies]] — Strong Bad asks Strong Sad if he'd heard of "Bloody Pulp: The Amazingly True Story of Your Face in 5 Seconds."
*Email [[the paper]] — As part of its goth phase, [[The Paper]] drips blood. (It also drips blood in its preppy phase, for some reason.) Also, in an Easter egg, Homestar, who's tangled upside down in the paper, sings that his blood is rushing to his head.
*Email [[slumber party]] — Strong Bad finds a video game called ''Blood Bleeder'' and blood is seen in "Blistergiest mode" of the Clapping Party Easter egg.
*[[Marshie vs. Little Girl]] — Blood flows down the screen as Marshie says, "Why ever drink again?"
*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] — On Strong Bad's screensaver, the words "PICK SUMPIN ALREADY!" are bloody.
*[[Rap Song]] — A man is seen getting a tattoo in the music video, causing a little blood to squirt out.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] — The words "Marzipan's Answering Machine" appear to be dripping with blood.
*[[Toikey TV]] — Referring to early-morning shopping, Bubs advises, "...if you draw blood, you just might make it onto this year's edition of Mommy Fights!"
*Email [[yes, wrestling]] — When dressed as one of the "Foreign Object Brothers", Strong Mad has a razorblade jammed in his head, which has drawn blood. Also, in "Strong Bad's Folding Chair DUNGEON", the word "DUNGEON" is dripping with blood.
*Email [[diorama]] — The pieces of The King Of Town's beard are stained with Blood. Also, spaghetti sauce is used to simulate blood.
*Email [[nightlife]] — Strong Bad refers to his body spray as "the blood of slain warrior mammoths".
*Email [[licensed]] — Homestar bleeds from wounds caused by shards of broken glass.
*Email [[rated]] — Several of the movie posters have blood on them. Also, the movie at the end says "Creepy blood" and "Real gross wound".
*[[Trudgemank]] — [[Peacey P]] has blood all over his shirt and is holding a knife in his left hand.
*Email [[being mean]] — The [[Hungry Shark]] has blood spattered all about his lips.
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] — At the beginning, when the screen is moving, there is what seems to be blood spurting out of a head at the bottom, but is later said to be a ketchup fountain by The King of Town. However, in the Poopsmith's ending [[Easter egg]], The King of Town says "that wasn't really ketchup in the ketchup fountain", so it may or may not really be blood.
*[[April Fool 09]] — Strong Bad says "I mean, what the crap was he even saying there? 'Everybody, now bleed a beetle?'"
*[[hremail3184]] — Although it is censored, you can see that Homestar Runner bleeds after being hit with a garden weasel by Strong Bad.
*[[Strong Badia The Free]] — In the place where Strong Bad defeated one of the tarantula's heads, Strong Mad will squirt ketchup to simulate blood.

==See Also==
*[[Characters' Injuries]]
*[[Death]]

[[Category:Object running gags]]
[[Category:Violence]]

Strong Bad's (Mis)use of English

Desktop — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:36:07 GMT

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Although [[Strong Bad]] is quite obsessive about everyone's [[Poorly Written Emails|spelling, grammar, and punctuation]], he still makes some of the same mistakes himself. Additionally, he has a tendency to make up words during his [[Strong Bad Email|emails]].

== Strong Bad's Mistakes ==

*[[The Luau]] — Strong Bad misspells "you're" as "your" on the invitation to his marshmallow roast.
*[[some kinda robot]] — In his very first email, Strong Bad misspells "before you go to bed" as "before you ''got'' to bed."
*[[i love you]] — ''Fhqwhgads'' is misspelled as ''Fhqwgads'', missing the h in between w and g. This is ironic because Strong Bad [[sibbie|later]] complains about people misspelling it in emails.
*[[i she be]] — Strong Bad types the phrase "all i gotta say..." [[Lowercase i's|The ''i'' isn't capitalized]].
*[[duck pond]] — Unfortunately, Strong Bad misspells ''unfortunately'' as ''unfortunatley''.
*[[band names]] — A space is added before, rather than after, a comma in this email: ''"the easiest way is to ,you know..."''
*[[Greeting Cards]] — Strong Bad types "its" instead of "it's."
*[[dullard]] — Strong Bad incorrectly uses the one-word adjective ''everyday'' instead of the two-word adverb ''every day''.
*[[techno]] — Strong Bad uses the possessive form of its instead of it's in the statement, "well, its not really my style." Ironically, he later lampoons Dan D. through song in [[local news]] for the same mistake.
*[[dragon]] — After demonstrating how to draw Trogdor, Strong Bad says, "Let's see how the other students are doing." However, when he types it, he omits the word ''see''.
*[[interview]] — Strong Bad catches himself using the phrase "more better" in responding to Kerrek.
*[[the show]] — Not only does Strong Bad miss a question mark in this email (''"And what's with that flying mushroom he's always advertising for."''), he also makes two capitalization errors while typing The Cheat's name.
*[[funny]] — At the beginning of the email, Strong Bad misspells the filename of his email client, strongbad_email.exe, as stongbad_email.exe. (This may be a reference to being called "Stong Bad" in [[50 emails]].)
*[[the process]] — After stating that he makes fun of people's poor grammar and spelling, Strong Bad promptly misspells the word ''occasionally'' as ''occassionally.''
*[[monument]] — After explaining that he was distracted by the Thnikkaman, Strong Bad omits a period: "So you can see why I got distracted".
*[[Cheatar]] — Strong Bad uses "than me" when he should use "than I am".
*[[pom pom]] — Strong Bad omits the [[Wiki:umlaut|umlaut]] over the "a" in ''Fräulein'' in his letter to "General and Fraulein Pom Pom." Additionally, he uses an exclamation point rather than a question mark at the end of ''"Poking Pom Pom with a pin while he's on fire!"''
*[[pizzaz]] — The accepted spellings of this email's title, ''pizazz'' and ''pizzazz'', are not used in this email. Strong Bad not only misses this, he even uncharacteristically adopts the misspelling throughout the email.
*[[time capsule]] — Strong Bad types "your hot single Mom" at one point. In this situation, after the possessive "your," mom doesn't need to be capitalized.
*[[part-time job]] — Strong Bad neglects to use a question mark or quotation marks at the beginning: "What do you mean do I do anything else besides checking e-mails."
*[[origins]] — Curiously, Strong Bad misspells curiosity as ''curiousity''.
*[[garage sale]] — Strong Bad again unnecessarily capitalizes "mom".
*[[bottom 10]] — Though it is spelled properly in the bottom 10 list, the word ''chocolate'' appears as ''chocloate'' on Strong Bad's monitor at the end of the email.
*[[portrait]] — Strong Bad misplaces a period. "Guess what? Nobody calls you Coolio da Fabio (aka quit making up nicknames for yourself.)" The period should be outside the parentheses, but Strong Bad puts it inside. He also uses a period rather than a question mark at the end of "rich-guy newspapers."
*[[secret identity]] — When Strong Bad asks "have you ever seen The Poopsmith and I...", it should be "The Poopsmith and ''me''".
*[[pop-up]] — Strong Bad types "four year-old." As an adjective for the implied noun "child," it should be written "four-year-old."
*[[unnatural]] — Strong Bad forgets to put a comma after "apostrophes" in "Watch out where you're flinging those apostrophes nobody."
*[[web comics]] — Strong Bad ends the sentence "Why can't you just make a...comic" with a period instead of a question mark.
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — In the second email, Strong Bad's reply omits the word "is" in the remark "Dangeresque is a serious guy, okay?".
*[[theme party]], [[funny]], [[labor day]], [[flashback]] — Strong Bad types "woah" instead of "whoa".

== Strong Bad's Made-up Words and Phrases ==
*[[guitar]] — Strong Bad refers to ''trembalos'', which is a mangling of ''[[Wikipedia:tremolo|tremolo]]'', a rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes.
*[[suntan]] — Strong Bad says that the "Ab-Abber" can make him a ''thousandaire''... or, at least, a ''hundredaire''. He also creates the phrase ''[[All up ons]]''. ''Hundredaire'' is also used in [[part-time job]].
*[[kids' book]] — Strong Bad teaches children the word ''fangoriously''.
*[[local news]] — Strong Mad's subtitle, written on an [[index card]], reads "''Sportscarster'' Strong Mad." Strong Bad seems to be the culprit of this misspelling because (A) he threw together the news broadcast and (B) it's his handwriting, as seen in [[dragon]].
*[[lackey]] — Three words coalesce into one in this email: ''Some the times'' becomes ''somethetimes''.
*[[monument]] — Strong Bad refers to the [[Stop Sign]] as having "all the ''rightness'' of a foot without all the ''footdom'' of a right."
*[[lunch special]] — Strong Bad changes the email "someone" sent to him to end with "Keep on ''tranglin''".
*[[Cheatar]] — Strong Bad describes The Cheat as being "More guitarer" than he is.
*[[time capsule]] — Strong Bad creates the word ''coolty'' to describe something the people of the future definitely won't doubt about him.
*[[animal]] — The deep sea ''fanglyfish'' is another new invention of Strong Bad's, both literally and physically.
*[[part-time job]] — Strong Bad refers to himself as a ''hundredaire socialite''. ("Hundredaire" was repeated from suntan.)
*[[secret recipes]] — In order to cover up the fact that Strong Bad has a recipe for cooking The Cheat, he invents the countries/cities of ''Bumdumbourge'' and ''Totalslava''. The Cheat, as evidenced by his later [[Wrestleman|reading choices]], doesn't buy it.
*[[best thing]] — Strong Bad claims to be doing ''rrll rrll'' well in this email.
*[[TrogdorCon '97]] — Strong Bad asks The Cheat if they'll be selling "million-sided ''dies''", rather than the correct plural of ''die'', ''dice''.
*[[bedtime story]] — The words ''grodalated'' and ''gewd'' are coined in this email.
*[[portrait]] — ''Onwardly'', possibly an adverb form of onward.
*[[highschool]] — Strong Bad greets Patrick, the sender of the email, with ''cowichewa''.
*[[death metal]] — The word ''geographist'' is coined in this email. (The correct word for "one who studies geography" is "geographer".)
*[[pop-up]] — Strong Bad refers to a tab on his ''fleshtangle''. He also mentions ''cornuco-pourri'', probably a portmanteau of ''cornucopia'' and ''potpourri''.
*[[disconnected]] — Strong Bad's disembodied head refers to the actions of his headless body as ''revolutin'.''
*[[candy product]] — Strong Bad says that when you eat his candy bar, you'll feel like you got ''[[SBLOUNSKCHED!]]'' He also refers to a product in his candy bar as a ''crispety cookety'' log.
*[[alternate universe]] — Although the term was originally coined by [[Strong Sad]] in [[Sbemail 150?!?]], Strong Bad refers to this email as his ''sesquicentenn-email''.
*[[fan club]] — In Strong Bad's fan fiction, an eight-foot sub sandwich constrictor "''ENGSMSPLODED'' out of nowhere" to attack Strong Sad.
*[[dictionary]] — This email is entirely about Strong Bad's made up words and phrases.

==See Also==
*[[Poorly Written Emails]]
*[[Portmanteaus]]
*[[Spoonerisms]]

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Email]]
[[Category:Spelling and Grammar]]

Strong Bad's (Mis)use of English

Desktop — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:35:46 GMT

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Although [[Strong Bad]] is quite obsessive about everyone's [[Poorly Written Emails|spelling, grammar, and punctuation]], he still makes some of the same mistakes himself. Additionally, he has a tendency to make up words during his [[Strong Bad Email|emails]].

== Strong Bad's Mistakes ==

*[[The Luau]] — Strong Bad misspells "you're" as "your" on the invitation to his marshmallow roast.
*[[some kinda robot]] — In his very first email, Strong Bad misspells "before you go to bed" as "before you ''got'' to bed."
*[[i love you]] — ''Fhqwhgads'' is misspelled as ''Fhqwgads'', missing the h in between w and g. This is ironic because Strong Bad [[sibbie|later]] complains about people misspelling it in emails.
*[[i she be]] — Strong Bad types the phrase "all i gotta say..." [[Lowercase i's|The ''i'' isn't capitalized]].
*[[duck pond]] — Unfortunately, Strong Bad misspells ''unfortunately'' as ''unfortunatley''.
*[[band names]] — A space is added before, rather than after, a comma in this email: ''"the easiest way is to ,you know..."''
*[[Greeting Cards]] — Strong Bad types "its" instead of "it's."
*[[dullard]] — Strong Bad incorrectly uses the one-word adjective ''everyday'' instead of the two-word adverb ''every day''.
*[[techno]] — Strong Bad uses the possessive form of its instead of it's in the statement, "well, its not really my style." Ironically, he later lampoons Dan D. through song in [[local news]] for the same mistake.
*[[dragon]] — After demonstrating how to draw Trogdor, Strong Bad says, "Let's see how the other students are doing." However, when he types it, he omits the word ''see''.
*[[interview]] — Strong Bad catches himself using the phrase "more better" in responding to Kerrek.
*[[the show]] — Not only does Strong Bad miss a question mark in this email (''"And what's with that flying mushroom he's always advertising for."''), he also makes two capitalization errors while typing The Cheat's name.
*[[funny]] — At the beginning of the email, Strong Bad misspells the filename of his email client, strongbad_email.exe, as stongbad_email.exe. (This may be a reference to being called "Stong Bad" in [[50 emails]].)
*[[the process]] — After stating that he makes fun of people's poor grammar and spelling, Strong Bad promptly misspells the word ''occasionally'' as ''occassionally.''
*[[monument]] — After explaining that he was distracted by the Thnikkaman, Strong Bad omits a period: "So you can see why I got distracted".
*[[Cheatar]] — Strong Bad uses "than me" when he should use "than I am".
*[[pom pom]] — Strong Bad omits the [[Wiki:umlaut|umlaut]] over the "a" in ''Fräulein'' in his letter to "General and Fraulein Pom Pom." Additionally, he uses an exclamation point rather than a question mark at the end of ''"Poking Pom Pom with a pin while he's on fire!"''
*[[pizzaz]] — The accepted spellings of this email's title, ''pizazz'' and ''pizzazz'', are not used in this email. Strong Bad not only misses this, he even uncharacteristically adopts the misspelling throughout the email.
*[[time capsule]] — Strong Bad types "your hot single Mom" at one point. In this situation, after the possessive "your," mom doesn't need to be capitalized.
*[[part-time job]] — Strong Bad neglects to use a question mark or quotation marks at the beginning: "What do you mean do I do anything else besides checking e-mails."
*[[origins]] — Curiously, Strong Bad misspells curiosity as ''curiousity''.
*[[garage sale]] — Strong Bad again unnecessarily capitalizes "mom".
*[[bottom 10]] — Though it is spelled properly in the bottom 10 list, the word ''chocolate'' appears as ''chocloate'' on Strong Bad's monitor at the end of the email.
*[[portrait]] — Strong Bad misplaces a period. "Guess what? Nobody calls you Coolio da Fabio (aka quit making up nicknames for yourself.)" The period should be outside the parentheses, but Strong Bad puts it inside. He also uses a period rather than a question mark at the end of "rich-guy newspapers."
*[[secret identity]] — When Strong Bad asks "have you ever seen The Poopsmith and I...", it should be "The Poopsmith and ''me''".
*[[pop-up]] — Strong Bad types "four year-old." As an adjective for the implied noun "child," it should be written "four-year-old."
*[[unnatural]] — Strong Bad forgets to put a comma after "apostrophes" in "Watch out where you're flinging those apostrophes nobody."
*[[web comics]] — Strong Bad ends the sentence "Why can't you just make a...comic" with a period instead of a question mark.
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — In the second email, Strong Bad's reply omits the word "is" in the remark "Dangeresque is a serious guy, okay?".
*[[theme party]], [[funny]], [[labor day]],[[flashback]] — Strong Bad types "woah" instead of "whoa".

== Strong Bad's Made-up Words and Phrases ==
*[[guitar]] — Strong Bad refers to ''trembalos'', which is a mangling of ''[[Wikipedia:tremolo|tremolo]]'', a rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes.
*[[suntan]] — Strong Bad says that the "Ab-Abber" can make him a ''thousandaire''... or, at least, a ''hundredaire''. He also creates the phrase ''[[All up ons]]''. ''Hundredaire'' is also used in [[part-time job]].
*[[kids' book]] — Strong Bad teaches children the word ''fangoriously''.
*[[local news]] — Strong Mad's subtitle, written on an [[index card]], reads "''Sportscarster'' Strong Mad." Strong Bad seems to be the culprit of this misspelling because (A) he threw together the news broadcast and (B) it's his handwriting, as seen in [[dragon]].
*[[lackey]] — Three words coalesce into one in this email: ''Some the times'' becomes ''somethetimes''.
*[[monument]] — Strong Bad refers to the [[Stop Sign]] as having "all the ''rightness'' of a foot without all the ''footdom'' of a right."
*[[lunch special]] — Strong Bad changes the email "someone" sent to him to end with "Keep on ''tranglin''".
*[[Cheatar]] — Strong Bad describes The Cheat as being "More guitarer" than he is.
*[[time capsule]] — Strong Bad creates the word ''coolty'' to describe something the people of the future definitely won't doubt about him.
*[[animal]] — The deep sea ''fanglyfish'' is another new invention of Strong Bad's, both literally and physically.
*[[part-time job]] — Strong Bad refers to himself as a ''hundredaire socialite''. ("Hundredaire" was repeated from suntan.)
*[[secret recipes]] — In order to cover up the fact that Strong Bad has a recipe for cooking The Cheat, he invents the countries/cities of ''Bumdumbourge'' and ''Totalslava''. The Cheat, as evidenced by his later [[Wrestleman|reading choices]], doesn't buy it.
*[[best thing]] — Strong Bad claims to be doing ''rrll rrll'' well in this email.
*[[TrogdorCon '97]] — Strong Bad asks The Cheat if they'll be selling "million-sided ''dies''", rather than the correct plural of ''die'', ''dice''.
*[[bedtime story]] — The words ''grodalated'' and ''gewd'' are coined in this email.
*[[portrait]] — ''Onwardly'', possibly an adverb form of onward.
*[[highschool]] — Strong Bad greets Patrick, the sender of the email, with ''cowichewa''.
*[[death metal]] — The word ''geographist'' is coined in this email. (The correct word for "one who studies geography" is "geographer".)
*[[pop-up]] — Strong Bad refers to a tab on his ''fleshtangle''. He also mentions ''cornuco-pourri'', probably a portmanteau of ''cornucopia'' and ''potpourri''.
*[[disconnected]] — Strong Bad's disembodied head refers to the actions of his headless body as ''revolutin'.''
*[[candy product]] — Strong Bad says that when you eat his candy bar, you'll feel like you got ''[[SBLOUNSKCHED!]]'' He also refers to a product in his candy bar as a ''crispety cookety'' log.
*[[alternate universe]] — Although the term was originally coined by [[Strong Sad]] in [[Sbemail 150?!?]], Strong Bad refers to this email as his ''sesquicentenn-email''.
*[[fan club]] — In Strong Bad's fan fiction, an eight-foot sub sandwich constrictor "''ENGSMSPLODED'' out of nowhere" to attack Strong Sad.
*[[dictionary]] — This email is entirely about Strong Bad's made up words and phrases.

==See Also==
*[[Poorly Written Emails]]
*[[Portmanteaus]]
*[[Spoonerisms]]

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Email]]
[[Category:Spelling and Grammar]]

Blood

Desktop — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:59:08 GMT

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[[Image:Smote Kerrek.png|thumb|"You smote the Kerrek!"]]
Occasionally, some characters, if they're hurt badly enough, will start to '''bleed'''. Also, there have been some cases where blood is seen, but is not from any character in particular. In rare cases, blood is only mentioned.

==Appearances==
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version]] — [[Homestar Runner]]'s head starts to bleed after [[The Yello Dello]] pecks him on the head the second time.
*[[The King of Town DVD]] — [[The Little Chef Guy]]'s meat on the floor has a puddle of blood around it.
*[[Main Page 3]] — Rolling over "[[Games]]" will bring up a whale with bloody harpoon wounds.
*[[Main Page 7]] — Rolling over "[[Store]]" will cause blood to squirt from Homestar's brain.
*Email [[flag day]] — [[Strong Mad]]'s arm starts to bleed when [[Strong Bad]] carves a [[snake]] tattoo on it.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 2]] — At the end of the toon, [[What's Her Face]]'s knees are bleeding because Thomas "hit her with a bat".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]] — What's Her Face bleeds in various places after possums attack her. She also claims that her "blood hurts".
*[[TROGDOR!]] — [[Trogdor]] bleeds if he gets arrowed or sworded, and the words "sworded!" and "arrowed!" drip blood. The game over screen shows Trogdor lying in a pool of blood and the words "it's over" drip blood.
*[[Strumstar Hammer]] — The first page says "Everybody throws shot-puts at The Homestar Runner. He is bleeding pretty bad."
*[[Malloween Commercial]] — Blood flows down the screen after Marshie exits the coffin.
*[[Experimental Film]] — During the commentary easter egg, Strong Bad says that he'll "relegate [Strong Sad's] face to a bloody pulp."
*[[Peasant's Quest]] — When [[Rather Dashing]] shoots [[Kerrek]] with an arrow, Kerrek bleeds from the fatal wound. Also, if you type "knock until knuckles bleed" at Naked Ned's house, Rather Dashing will do so, though this isn't shown. Also, if you walk in front of the arrows that [[Dongolev]] is shooting, he will shoot you and there will be blood on the side of your head.
*Email [[pom pom]] — As Strong Bad pokes Homestar in the chin with a pin, red dots begin to appear on Homestar's face.
*[[Labor Dabor]] — In one of the bowling Easter eggs, a bowling pin is cut in half, causing its blood to splatter on the wall, spelling [[Lowercase i's|"SPLiT"]].
*Email [[the facts]] — The green cylinder bleeds when [[Doug the Dino]] bites off a large chunk of it.
*[[Homestar vs. Little Girl 2]] — Blood flows down the title screen.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — When So and So says "A B/G PRTY?!", she appears with bloody [[Fangs (Teen Girl Squad)|fangs]].
*[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] (Easter egg) — In The Cheat's tattoo idea, a snake lady stabs a snake with a spear, causing the snake to bleed.
*Email [[disconnected]] — The hole in [[Head Bad and Strong Body|Strong Body]]'s neck shows blood.
*Email [[pop-up]] — One of the things Strong Bad dumps on [[Strong Sad]] with his cement mixer is "ram's blood".
*Email [[redesign]] — The redesigned [[No Loafing sign]] includes bloody fangs.
*Email [[cliffhangers]] — The [[Lappy 486]]'s "little toe" is cut off, leaving a puddle of blood.
*[[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]] — In one of [[Blue Laser Commander]]'s deaths, he gets chopped in half with a little blood squirted out.
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] — Strong Bad tries to scare Marzipan by leaping out from behind [[The Stick]] and shouting "Grody bloody gross and blood!"
*[[Let us give TANKS!]] — Blue Laser Commander jabs a fork in a [[Blue Laser Minion|minion]]'s eye, causing blood to stream down his face.
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — The concession stand of the restaurant has some "fake ketchup" which can be used as fake blood. Drinking it will cause your character to die. You also have to pour it on your head to make yourself look like the hag's husband, who "died of a bloody head".
*Email [[what I want]] — Strong Bad ends with "Well, happy Decemberween everybloody!"
*[[DNA Evidence]] — When Marzipan says she found the DNA evidence in her house, Strong Sad asks if it was either "hair particles", "skin flakes", or "blood crispies".
*Email [[the movies]] — Strong Bad asks Strong Sad if he'd heard of "Bloody Pulp: The Amazingly True Story of Your Face in 5 Seconds."
*Email [[the paper]] — As part of its goth phase, [[The Paper]] drips blood. (It also drips blood in its preppy phase, for some reason.) Also, in an Easter egg, Homestar, who's tangled upside down in the paper, sings that his blood is rushing to his head.
*Email [[slumber party]] — Strong Bad finds a video game called ''Blood Bleeder'' and blood is seen in "Blistergiest mode" of the Clapping Party Easter egg.
*[[Marshie vs. Little Girl]] — Blood flows down the screen as Marshie says, "Why ever drink again?"
*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] — On Strong Bad's screensaver, the words "PICK SUMPIN ALREADY!" are bloody.
*[[Rap Song]] — A man is seen getting a tattoo in the music video, causing a little blood to squirt out.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] — The words "Marzipan's Answering Machine" appear to be dripping with blood.
*[[Toikey TV]] — Referring to early-morning shopping, Bubs advises, "...if you draw blood, you just might make it onto this year's edition of Mommy Fights!"
*Email [[yes, wrestling]] — When dressed as one of the "Foreign Object Brothers", Strong Mad has a razorblade jammed in his head, which has drawn blood. Also, in "Strong Bad's Folding Chair DUNGEON", the word "DUNGEON" is dripping with blood.
*Email [[diorama]] — The pieces of The King Of Town's beard are stained with Blood. Also, spaghetti sauce is used to simulate blood.
*Email [[nightlife]] — Strong Bad refers to his body spray as "the blood of slain warrior mammoths".
*Email [[licensed]] — Homestar bleeds from wounds caused by shards of broken glass.
*Email [[rated]] — Several of the movie posters have blood on them. Also, the movie at the end says "Creepy blood" and "Real gross wound".
*[[Trudgemank]] — [[Peacey P]] has blood all over his shirt and is holding a knife in his left hand.
*Email [[being mean]] — The [[Hungry Shark]] has blood spattered all about his lips.
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] — At the beginning, when the screen is moving, there is what seems to be blood spurting out of a head at the bottom, but is later said to be a ketchup fountain by The King of Town. However, in the Poopsmith's ending [[Easter egg]], The King of Town says "that wasn't really ketchup in the ketchup fountain", so it may or may not really be blood.
*[[April Fool 09]] — Strong Bad says "I mean, what the crap was he even saying there? 'Everybody, now bleed a beetle?'"
*[[hremail3184]] — Although it is censored, you can see that Homestar Runner bleeds after being hit with a garden weasel by Strong Bad.
*[[Strong Badia The Free]] — In the place where Strong Bad defeated one of the tarantula heads, Strong Mad will squirt ketchup to simulate blood.

==See Also==
*[[Characters' Injuries]]
*[[Death]]

[[Category:Object running gags]]
[[Category:Violence]]

Strong Bad's (Mis)use of English

Desktop — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:45:58 GMT

Desktop: this IS a mistakes page; why not?

Although [[Strong Bad]] is quite obsessive about everyone's [[Poorly Written Emails|spelling, grammar, and punctuation]], he still makes some of the same mistakes himself. Additionally, he has a tendency to make up words during his [[Strong Bad Email|emails]].

== Strong Bad's Mistakes ==

*[[The Luau]] — Strong Bad misspells "you're" as "your" on the invitation to his marshmallow roast.
*[[some kinda robot]] — In his very first email, Strong Bad misspells "before you go to bed" as "before you ''got'' to bed."
*[[i love you]] — ''Fhqwhgads'' is misspelled as ''Fhqwgads'', missing the h in between w and g. This is ironic because Strong Bad [[sibbie|later]] complains about people misspelling it in emails.
*[[i she be]] — Strong Bad types the phrase "all i gotta say..." [[Lowercase i's|The ''i'' isn't capitalized]].
*[[duck pond]] — Unfortunately, Strong Bad misspells ''unfortunately'' as ''unfortunatley''.
*[[band names]] — A space is added before, rather than after, a comma in this email: ''"the easiest way is to ,you know..."''
*[[Greeting Cards]] — Strong Bad types "its" instead of "it's."
*[[dullard]] — Strong Bad incorrectly uses the one-word adjective ''everyday'' instead of the two-word adverb ''every day''.
*[[techno]] — Strong Bad uses the possessive form of its instead of it's in the statement, "well, its not really my style." Ironically, he later lampoons Dan D. through song in [[local news]] for the same mistake.
*[[dragon]] — After demonstrating how to draw Trogdor, Strong Bad says, "Let's see how the other students are doing." However, when he types it, he omits the word ''see''.
*[[interview]] — Strong Bad catches himself using the phrase "more better" in responding to Kerrek.
*[[the show]] — Not only does Strong Bad miss a question mark in this email (''"And what's with that flying mushroom he's always advertising for."''), he also makes two capitalization errors while typing The Cheat's name.
*[[funny]] — At the beginning of the email, Strong Bad misspells the filename of his email client, strongbad_email.exe, as stongbad_email.exe. (This may be a reference to being called "Stong Bad" in [[50 emails]].)
*[[the process]] — After stating that he makes fun of people's poor grammar and spelling, Strong Bad promptly misspells the word ''occasionally'' as ''occassionally.''
*[[monument]] — After explaining that he was distracted by the Thnikkaman, Strong Bad omits a period: "So you can see why I got distracted".
*[[Cheatar]] — Strong Bad uses "than me" when he should use "than I am".
*[[pom pom]] — Strong Bad omits the [[Wiki:umlaut|umlaut]] over the "a" in ''Fräulein'' in his letter to "General and Fraulein Pom Pom." Additionally, he uses an exclamation point rather than a question mark at the end of ''"Poking Pom Pom with a pin while he's on fire!"''
*[[pizzaz]] — The accepted spellings of this email's title, ''pizazz'' and ''pizzazz'', are not used in this email. Strong Bad not only misses this, he even uncharacteristically adopts the misspelling throughout the email.
*[[time capsule]] — Strong Bad types "your hot single Mom" at one point. In this situation, after the possessive "your," mom doesn't need to be capitalized.
*[[part-time job]] — Strong Bad neglects to use a question mark or quotation marks at the beginning: "What do you mean do I do anything else besides checking e-mails."
*[[origins]] — Curiously, Strong Bad misspells curiosity as ''curiousity''.
*[[garage sale]] — Strong Bad again unnecessarily capitalizes "mom".
*[[bottom 10]] — Though it is spelled properly in the bottom 10 list, the word ''chocolate'' appears as ''chocloate'' on Strong Bad's monitor at the end of the email.
*[[portrait]] — Strong Bad misplaces a period. "Guess what? Nobody calls you Coolio da Fabio (aka quit making up nicknames for yourself.)" The period should be outside the parentheses, but Strong Bad puts it inside. He also uses a period rather than a question mark at the end of "rich-guy newspapers."
*[[secret identity]] — When Strong Bad asks "have you ever seen The Poopsmith and I...", it should be "The Poopsmith and ''me''".
*[[pop-up]] — Strong Bad types "four year-old." As an adjective for the implied noun "child," it should be written "four-year-old."
*[[unnatural]] — Strong Bad forgets to put a comma after "apostrophes" in "Watch out where you're flinging those apostrophes nobody."
*[[web comics]] — Strong Bad ends the sentence "Why can't you just make a...comic" with a period instead of a question mark.
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — In the second email, Strong Bad's reply omits the word "is" in the remark "Dangeresque is a serious guy, okay?".
*[[labor day]] — Strong Bad types "Woah!" instead of "Whoa!".

== Strong Bad's Made-up Words and Phrases ==
*[[guitar]] — Strong Bad refers to ''trembalos'', which is a mangling of ''[[Wikipedia:tremolo|tremolo]]'', a rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes.
*[[suntan]] — Strong Bad says that the "Ab-Abber" can make him a ''thousandaire''... or, at least, a ''hundredaire''. He also creates the phrase ''[[All up ons]]''. ''Hundredaire'' is also used in [[part-time job]].
*[[kids' book]] — Strong Bad teaches children the word ''fangoriously''.
*[[local news]] — Strong Mad's subtitle, written on an [[index card]], reads "''Sportscarster'' Strong Mad." Strong Bad seems to be the culprit of this misspelling because (A) he threw together the news broadcast and (B) it's his handwriting, as seen in [[dragon]].
*[[lackey]] — Three words coalesce into one in this email: ''Some the times'' becomes ''somethetimes''.
*[[monument]] — Strong Bad refers to the [[Stop Sign]] as having "all the ''rightness'' of a foot without all the ''footdom'' of a right."
*[[lunch special]] — Strong Bad changes the email "someone" sent to him to end with "Keep on ''tranglin''".
*[[Cheatar]] — Strong Bad describes The Cheat as being "More guitarer" than he is.
*[[time capsule]] — Strong Bad creates the word ''coolty'' to describe something the people of the future definitely won't doubt about him.
*[[animal]] — The deep sea ''fanglyfish'' is another new invention of Strong Bad's, both literally and physically.
*[[part-time job]] — Strong Bad refers to himself as a ''hundredaire socialite''. ("Hundredaire" was repeated from suntan.)
*[[secret recipes]] — In order to cover up the fact that Strong Bad has a recipe for cooking The Cheat, he invents the countries/cities of ''Bumdumbourge'' and ''Totalslava''. The Cheat, as evidenced by his later [[Wrestleman|reading choices]], doesn't buy it.
*[[best thing]] — Strong Bad claims to be doing ''rrll rrll'' well in this email.
*[[TrogdorCon '97]] — Strong Bad asks The Cheat if they'll be selling "million-sided ''dies''", rather than the correct plural of ''die'', ''dice''.
*[[bedtime story]] — The words ''grodalated'' and ''gewd'' are coined in this email.
*[[portrait]] — ''Onwardly'', possibly an adverb form of onward.
*[[highschool]] — Strong Bad greets Patrick, the sender of the email, with ''cowichewa''.
*[[death metal]] — The word ''geographist'' is coined in this email. (The correct word for "one who studies geography" is "geographer".)
*[[pop-up]] — Strong Bad refers to a tab on his ''fleshtangle''. He also mentions ''cornuco-pourri'', probably a portmanteau of ''cornucopia'' and ''potpourri''.
*[[disconnected]] — Strong Bad's disembodied head refers to the actions of his headless body as ''revolutin'.''
*[[candy product]] — Strong Bad says that when you eat his candy bar, you'll feel like you got ''[[SBLOUNSKCHED!]]'' He also refers to a product in his candy bar as a ''crispety cookety'' log.
*[[alternate universe]] — Although the term was originally coined by [[Strong Sad]] in [[Sbemail 150?!?]], Strong Bad refers to this email as his ''sesquicentenn-email''.
*[[fan club]] — In Strong Bad's fan fiction, an eight-foot sub sandwich constrictor "''ENGSMSPLODED'' out of nowhere" to attack Strong Sad.
*[[dictionary]] — This email is entirely about Strong Bad's made up words and phrases.

==See Also==
*[[Poorly Written Emails]]
*[[Portmanteaus]]
*[[Spoonerisms]]

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Email]]
[[Category:Spelling and Grammar]]

Strong Bad's (Mis)use of English

Desktop — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:28:58 GMT

Desktop: undid revision 698224; he still misspells it

Although [[Strong Bad]] is quite obsessive about everyone's [[Poorly Written Emails|spelling, grammar, and punctuation]], he still makes some of the same mistakes himself. Additionally, he has a tendency to make up words during his [[Strong Bad Email|emails]].

== Strong Bad's Mistakes ==

*[[The Luau]] — Strong Bad misspells "you're" as "your" on the invitation to his marshmallow roast.
*[[some kinda robot]] — In his very first email, Strong Bad misspells "before you go to bed" as "before you ''got'' to bed."
*[[i love you]] — ''Fhqwhgads'' is misspelled as ''Fhqwgads'', missing the h in between w and g. This is ironic because Strong Bad [[sibbie|later]] complains about people misspelling it in emails.
*[[i she be]] — Strong Bad types the phrase "all i gotta say..." [[Lowercase i's|The ''i'' isn't capitalized]].
*[[duck pond]] — Unfortunately, Strong Bad misspells ''unfortunately'' as ''unfortunatley''.
*[[band names]] — A space is added before, rather than after, a comma in this email: ''"the easiest way is to ,you know..."''
*[[Greeting Cards]] — Strong Bad types "its" instead of "it's."
*[[dullard]] — Strong Bad incorrectly uses the one-word adjective ''everyday'' instead of the two-word adverb ''every day''.
*[[techno]] — Strong Bad uses the possessive form of its instead of it's in the statement, "well, its not really my style." Ironically, he later lampoons Dan D. through song in [[local news]] for the same mistake.
*[[dragon]] — After demonstrating how to draw Trogdor, Strong Bad says, "Let's see how the other students are doing." However, when he types it, he omits the word ''see''.
*[[interview]] — Strong Bad catches himself using the phrase "more better" in responding to Kerrek.
*[[the show]] — Not only does Strong Bad miss a question mark in this email (''"And what's with that flying mushroom he's always advertising for."''), he also makes two capitalization errors while typing The Cheat's name.
*[[funny]] — At the beginning of the email, Strong Bad misspells the filename of his email client, strongbad_email.exe, as stongbad_email.exe. (This may be a reference to being called "Stong Bad" in [[50 emails]].)
*[[the process]] — After stating that he makes fun of people's poor grammar and spelling, Strong Bad promptly misspells the word ''occasionally'' as ''occassionally.''
*[[monument]] — After explaining that he was distracted by the Thnikkaman, Strong Bad omits a period: "So you can see why I got distracted".
*[[Cheatar]] — Strong Bad uses "than me" when he should use "than I am".
*[[pom pom]] — Strong Bad omits the [[Wiki:umlaut|umlaut]] over the "a" in ''Fräulein'' in his letter to "General and Fraulein Pom Pom." Additionally, he uses an exclamation point rather than a question mark at the end of ''"Poking Pom Pom with a pin while he's on fire!"''
*[[pizzaz]] — The accepted spellings of this email's title, ''pizazz'' and ''pizzazz'', are not used in this email. Strong Bad not only misses this, he even uncharacteristically adopts the misspelling throughout the email.
*[[time capsule]] — Strong Bad types "your hot single Mom" at one point. In this situation, after the possessive "your," mom doesn't need to be capitalized.
*[[part-time job]] — Strong Bad neglects to use a question mark or quotation marks at the beginning: "What do you mean do I do anything else besides checking e-mails."
*[[origins]] — Curiously, Strong Bad misspells curiosity as ''curiousity''.
*[[garage sale]] — Strong Bad again unnecessarily capitalizes "mom".
*[[bottom 10]] — Though it is spelled properly in the bottom 10 list, the word ''chocolate'' appears as ''chocloate'' on Strong Bad's monitor at the end of the email.
*[[portrait]] — Strong Bad misplaces a period. "Guess what? Nobody calls you Coolio da Fabio (aka quit making up nicknames for yourself.)" The period should be outside the parentheses, but Strong Bad puts it inside. He also uses a period rather than a question mark at the end of "rich-guy newspapers."
*[[secret identity]] — When Strong Bad asks "have you ever seen The Poopsmith and I...", it should be "The Poopsmith and ''me''".
*[[pop-up]] — Strong Bad types "four year-old." As an adjective for the implied noun "child," it should be written "four-year-old."
*[[unnatural]] — Strong Bad forgets to put a comma after "apostrophes" in "Watch out where you're flinging those apostrophes nobody."
*[[web comics]] — Strong Bad ends the sentence "Why can't you just make a...comic" with a period instead of a question mark.
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — In the second email, Strong Bad's reply omits the word "is" in the remark "Dangeresque is a serious guy, okay?".
*[[labor day]] — Strong Bad types "Woah!" instead of "Whoa!".

== Strong Bad's Made-up Words and Phrases ==
*[[guitar]] — Strong Bad refers to ''trembalos'', which is a mangling of ''[[Wikipedia:tremolo|tremolo]]'', a rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes.
*[[suntan]] — Strong Bad says that the "Ab-Abber" can make him a ''thousandaire''... or, at least, a ''hundredaire''. He also creates the phrase ''[[All up ons]]''. ''Hundredaire'' is also used in [[part-time job]].
*[[kids' book]] — Strong Bad teaches children the word ''fangoriously''.
*[[local news]] — Strong Mad's subtitle, written on an [[index card]], reads "''Sportscarster'' Strong Mad." Strong Bad seems to be the culprit of this misspelling because (A) he threw together the news broadcast and (B) it's his handwriting, as seen in [[dragon]].
*[[lackey]] — Three words coalesce into one in this email: ''Some the times'' becomes ''somethetimes''.
*[[monument]] — Strong Bad refers to the [[Stop Sign]] as having "all the ''rightness'' of a foot without all the ''footdom'' of a right."
*[[lunch special]] — Strong Bad changes the email "someone" sent to him to end with "Keep on ''tranglin''".
*[[Cheatar]] — Strong Bad describes The Cheat as being "More guitarer" than he is.
*[[time capsule]] — Strong Bad creates the word ''coolty'' to describe something the people of the future definitely won't doubt about him.
*[[animal]] — The deep sea ''fanglyfish'' is another new invention of Strong Bad's, both literally and physically.
*[[part-time job]] — Strong Bad refers to himself as a ''hundredaire socialite''. ("Hundredaire" was repeated from suntan.)
*[[secret recipes]] — In order to cover up the fact that Strong Bad has a recipe for cooking The Cheat, he invents the countries/cities of ''Bumdumbourge'' and ''Totalslava''. The Cheat, as evidenced by his later [[Wrestleman|reading choices]], doesn't buy it.
*[[best thing]] — Strong Bad claims to be doing ''rrll rrll'' well in this email.
*[[TrogdorCon '97]] — Strong Bad asks The Cheat if they'll be selling "million-sided ''dies''", rather than the correct plural of ''die'', ''dice''.
*[[bedtime story]] — The words ''grodalated'' and ''gewd'' are coined in this email.
*[[portrait]] — ''Onwardly'', possibly an adverb form of onward.
*[[highschool]] — Strong Bad greets Patrick, the sender of the email, with ''cowichewa''.
*[[death metal]] — The word ''geographist'' is coined in this email. (The correct word for "one who studies geography" is "geographer".)
*[[pop-up]] — Strong Bad refers to a tab on his ''fleshtangle''. He also mentions ''cornuco-pourri'', probably a portmanteau of ''cornucopia'' and ''potpourri''.
*[[disconnected]] — Strong Bad's disembodied head refers to the actions of his headless body as ''revolutin'.''
*[[candy product]] — Strong Bad says that when you eat his candy bar, you'll feel like you got ''[[SBLOUNSKCHED!]]'' He also refers to a product in his candy bar as a ''crispety cookety'' log.
*[[alternate universe]] — Although the term was originally coined by [[Strong Sad]] in [[Sbemail 150?!?]], Strong Bad refers to this email as his ''sesquicentenn-email''.
*[[fan club]] — In Strong Bad's fan fiction, an eight-foot sub sandwich constrictor "''ENGSMSPLODED'' out of nowhere" to attack Strong Sad.
*[[dictionary]] — This email is entirely about Strong Bad's made up words and phrases.

==See Also==
*[[Poorly Written Emails]]
*[[Portmanteaus]]
*[[Spoonerisms]]

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Email]]
[[Category:Spelling and Grammar]]

1-Up

Desktop — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:35:44 GMT

Desktop:

[[Image:New1Up.png|thumb|right|170px|Can he be the guy?]]
[[Image:Better-1-Up.png|left|Wants to be the guy]]

'''1-Up''' is [[Homestar Runner]]'s [[20X6]] counterpart. Everybody says [[Stinkoman]]'s the guy, but 1-Up wants to be the guy too. Stinkoman wouldn't let him because he was just a kid, and maybe he will when 1-Up gets older. However, the description for [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5]] in [[Stinkoman 20X6]] says that 1-Up proved that he's not just a kid in the previous level. Stinkoman has yet to acknowledge this.

1-Up is often squished by [[Pan Pan]], usually to Stinkoman's great delight. His most notable accomplishment outside of Stinkoman 20X6 is that he found Homestar's "time box" in [[time capsule]]. 1-Up missed a challenge in [[Under Construction]], which [[Stinkoman]] took care of, and Pan Pan, Stinkoman, and 1-Up all ate pudding because they deserved a break.

His name comes from the video game term for an [[Wikipedia:1-up|extra life]]. The name wasn't officially revealed until Stinkoman 20X6 debuted, and has, so far, never been said outside the game. [[Stinkomanual#Level 4 - Fisticuff!|The description of Level 4]] in the [[Stinkomanual]] calls him "1up the extra man"; therefore, it is possible that this is his full name.

1-Up's physical characteristics follow some of [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Japanese Cartoon]] rules: tiny mouth/not visible when closed (ridiculously huge when opened), kind of a bean-shaped head, shinier, and robot boots. However, he lacks blue hair (although in [[Main Page 17]], scrolling the mouse over "Store" results in giving 1-Up this trait). 1-Up is one of the few characters in the [[Homestar Runner universe]] who has a visible nose.

==Filmography==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[japanese cartoon]]
*[[:Category:1-Up Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

== Character Evolution ==

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Image !! Info !! Created !! Appearances !! What's Changed?
|-
| [[Image:20x6homestar.png|150px]] || First design of 1-Up || 2003 || [[japanese cartoon]], [[Main Page 17]], [[Under Construction]]; [[time capsule]] || N/A
|-
| [[Image:New1Up.png]] || Current Design || 2008 || [[Twenty THANXty Six]] || The shine on his boots are slightly different and more curvy. His shirt is slightly darker, and the shading on his head is slightly softer. His eyes are closer together. His nose is more rounded. His outline is a bit thicker. His back is more rounded than in the previous design. His voice is higher pitched.
|}

==Quotes of the Week==

{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"I want pudding!"|[[Under Construction]]|Mirror:1up pudding1.mp3}}
|}

[[Category:20X6 Characters]][[Category:Character Evolution]]

Strong Bad's (Mis)use of English

Desktop — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:54:55 GMT

Desktop:

Although [[Strong Bad]] is quite obsessive about everyone's [[Poorly Written Emails|spelling, grammar, and punctuation]], he still makes some of the same mistakes himself. Additionally, he has a tendency to make up words during his [[Strong Bad Email|emails]].

== Strong Bad's Mistakes ==

*[[The Luau]] — Strong Bad misspells "you're" as "your" on the invitation to his marshmallow roast.
*[[some kinda robot]] — In his very first email, Strong Bad misspells "before you go to bed" as "before you ''got'' to bed."
*[[i love you]] — ''Fhqwhgads'' is misspelled as ''Fhqwgads'', missing the h in between w and g. This is ironic because Strong Bad [[sibbie|later]] complains about people misspelling it in emails.
*[[i she be]] — Strong Bad types the phrase "all i gotta say..." [[Lowercase i's|The ''i'' isn't capitalized]].
*[[duck pond]] — Unfortunately, Strong Bad misspells ''unfortunately'' as ''unfortunatley''.
*[[band names]] — A space is added before, rather than after, a comma in this email: ''"the easiest way is to ,you know..."''
*[[Greeting Cards]] — Strong Bad types "its" instead of "it's."
*[[dullard]] — Strong Bad incorrectly uses the one-word adjective ''everyday'' instead of the two-word adverb ''every day''.
*[[techno]] — Strong Bad uses the possessive form of its instead of it's in the statement, "well, its not really my style." Ironically, he later lampoons Dan D. through song in [[local news]] for the same mistake.
*[[dragon]] — After demonstrating how to draw Trogdor, Strong Bad says, "Let's see how the other students are doing." However, when he types it, he omits the word ''see''.
*[[interview]] — Strong Bad catches himself using the phrase "more better" in responding to Kerrek.
*[[the show]] — Not only does Strong Bad miss a question mark in this email (''"And what's with that flying mushroom he's always advertising for."''), he also makes two capitalization errors while typing The Cheat's name.
*[[funny]] — At the beginning of the email, Strong Bad misspells the filename of his email client, strongbad_email.exe, as stongbad_email.exe. (This may be a reference to being called "Stong Bad" in [[50 emails]].)
*[[the process]] — After stating that he makes fun of people's poor grammar and spelling, Strong Bad promptly misspells the word ''occasionally'' as ''occassionally.''
*[[monument]] — After explaining that he was distracted by the Thnikkaman, Strong Bad omits a period: "So you can see why I got distracted".
*[[Cheatar]] — Strong Bad uses "than me" when he should use "than I am".
*[[pom pom]] — Strong Bad omits the [[Wiki:umlaut|umlaut]] over the "a" in ''Fräulein'' in his letter to "General and Fraulein Pom Pom." Additionally, he uses an exclamation point rather than a question mark at the end of ''"Poking Pom Pom with a pin while he's on fire!"''
*[[pizzaz]] — The accepted spellings of this email's title, ''pizazz'' and ''pizzazz'', are not used in this email. Strong Bad not only misses this, he even uncharacteristically adopts the misspelling throughout the email.
*[[time capsule]] — Strong Bad types "your hot single Mom" at one point. In this situation, after the possessive "your," mom doesn't need to be capitalized.
*[[part-time job]] — Strong Bad neglects to use a question mark or quotation marks at the beginning: "What do you mean do I do anything else besides checking e-mails."
*[[origins]] — Curiously, Strong Bad misspells curiosity as ''curiousity''.
*[[garage sale]] — Strong Bad again unnecessarily capitalizes "mom".
*[[bottom 10]] — Though it is spelled properly in the bottom 10 list, the word ''chocolate'' appears as ''chocloate'' on Strong Bad's monitor at the end of the email.
*[[portrait]] — Strong Bad misplaces a period. "Guess what? Nobody calls you Coolio da Fabio (aka quit making up nicknames for yourself.)" The period should be outside the parentheses, but Strong Bad puts it inside. He also uses a period rather than a question mark at the end of "rich-guy newspapers."
*[[secret identity]] — When Strong Bad asks "have you ever seen The Poopsmith and I...", it should be "The Poopsmith and ''me''".
*[[pop-up]] — Strong Bad types "four year-old." As an adjective for the implied noun "child," it should be written "four-year-old."
*[[unnatural]] — Strong Bad forgets to put a comma after "apostrophes" in "Watch out where you're flinging those apostrophes nobody."
*[[web comics]] — Strong Bad ends the sentence "Why can't you just make a...comic" with a period instead of a question mark.
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — In the second email, Strong Bad's reply omits the word "is" in the remark "Dangeresque is a serious guy, okay?".
*[[labor day]] — Strong Bad types "Woah!" instead of "Whoa!".

== Strong Bad's Made-up Words and Phrases ==
*[[guitar]] — Strong Bad refers to ''trembalos'', which is a mangling of ''[[Wikipedia:tremolo|tremolo]]'', a rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes.
*[[suntan]] — Strong Bad says that the "Ab-Abber" can make him a ''thousandaire''... or, at least, a ''hundredaire''. He also creates the phrase ''[[All up ons]]''. ''Hundredaire'' is also used in [[part-time job]].
*[[kids' book]] — Strong Bad teaches children the word ''fangoriously''.
*[[local news]] — Strong Mad's subtitle, written on an [[index card]], reads "''Sportscarster'' Strong Mad." Strong Bad seems to be the culprit of this misspelling because (A) he threw together the news broadcast and (B) it's his handwriting, as seen in [[dragon]].
*[[lackey]] — Three words coalesce into one in this email: ''Some the times'' becomes ''somethetimes''.
*[[monument]] — Strong Bad refers to the [[Stop Sign]] as having "all the ''rightness'' of a foot without all the ''footdom'' of a right."
*[[lunch special]] — Strong Bad changes the email "someone" sent to him to end with "Keep on ''tranglin''".
*[[Cheatar]] — Strong Bad describes The Cheat as being "More guitarer" than he is.
*[[time capsule]] — Strong Bad creates the word ''coolty'' to describe something the people of the future definitely won't doubt about him.
*[[animal]] — The deep sea ''fanglyfish'' is another new invention of Strong Bad's, both literally and physically.
*[[part-time job]] — Strong Bad refers to himself as a ''hundredaire socialite''. ("Hundredaire" was repeated from suntan.)
*[[secret recipes]] — In order to cover up the fact that Strong Bad has a recipe for cooking The Cheat, he invents the countries/cities of ''Bumdumbourge'' and ''Totalslava''. The Cheat, as evidenced by his later [[Wrestleman|reading choices]], doesn't buy it.
*[[best thing]] — Strong Bad claims to be doing ''rrll rrll'' well in this email.
*[[TrogdorCon '97]] — Strong Bad asks The Cheat if they'll be selling "million-sided ''dies''", rather than the correct plural of ''die'', ''dice''.
*[[bedtime story]] — The words ''grodalated'' and ''gewd'' are coined in this email.
*[[portrait]] — ''Onwardly'', possibly an adverb form of onward.
*[[highschool]] — Strong Bad greets Patrick, the sender of the email, with ''cowichewa''.
*[[death metal]] — The word ''geographist'' is coined in this email. (The correct word for "one who studies geography" is "geographer".)
*[[pop-up]] — Strong Bad refers to a tab on his ''fleshtangle''. He also mentions ''cornuco-pourri'', probably a portmanteau of ''cornucopia'' and ''potpourri''.
*[[disconnected]] — Strong Bad's disembodied head refers to the actions of his headless body as ''revolutin'.''
*[[candy product]] — Strong Bad says that when you eat his candy bar, you'll feel like you got ''[[SBLOUNSKCHED!]]'' He also refers to a product in his candy bar as a ''crispety cookety'' log.
*[[alternate universe]] — Although the term was originally coined by [[Strong Sad]] in [[Sbemail 150?!?]], Strong Bad refers to this email as his ''sesquicentenn-email''.
*[[fan club]] — In Strong Bad's fan fiction, an eight-foot sub sandwich constrictor "''ENGSMSPLODED'' out of nowhere" to attack Strong Sad.
*[[dictionary]] — This email is entirely about Strong Bad's made up words and phrases.

==See Also==
*[[Poorly Written Emails]]
*[[Portmanteaus]]
*[[Spoonerisms]]

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